- Eskom power outages significantly impacted Brikor’s production, resulting in a production loss of approximately 3.2 million bricks per plant. Combined with rainfall losses, the total production shortfall reached approximately 12.7 million bricks per plant.
- Inability to obtain water use licenses from the Department of Water and Sanitation for its Plant 1 and Plant 3 operations.
- Inability of Plant 3 to operate at optimum capacity due to power cuts and heavy rainfall.
- Increased financial and operational pressure to ensure implementation and compliance with carbon tax legislation.
- Decreased B-BBEE rating to Level 8 due to insufficient black ownership and increased costs.
Brikor Limited
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29 reporting, Brikor Limited disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 48.2K tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
48.2K tCO2e/year
2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29
Waste
60 m³/year
2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29
Energy Use
6.8M kWh/year
2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2023-03-01 to 2024-02-29 | 48.2K tCO2e/year |
| 2022-03-01 to 2023-02-28 | 47.3K tCO2e/year |
| 2021-03 to 2022-02 | 60.7K tCO2e/year |
| 2018-03 to 2019-02 | 65.9K tCO2e/year |
| 2017-03 to 2018-02 | 8.8K tCO2e/year (2018); 8650 tCO2e/year (2017) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced electricity used by 6.6% as a result of ongoing unplanned power cuts and reduced production hours.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
EnvironmentalSocialGovernance