The ASAP Group and its Sustainability Consulting team supports customers with development and consultancy projects related to climate-neutral fuels and sustainable mobility solutions. In addition to advising companies on the sustainability of their mobility systems and certification management for renewable energy sources, the company also offers services such as study supervision and implementation, technical and economic consultancy on alternative energy sources and life cycle assessments. For example, one current ASAP project is focused on conducting a life cycle assessment for a bio-based fuel, examining the product’s entire life cycle and production chain. This involves identifying all inputs such as energy, water and process materials, all machinery and equipment required in the production process, the logistics involved and all outputs in the form of the end product, by-products and waste.
The experts in ASAP’s Sustainability Consulting team ultimately collate all these factors in a single model to calculate the product’s CO2 equivalent. The assessment casts light on the details of every single process step. For example, it considers the biomass sources, power sources and quantity of energy used in the production process as well as how the fuel is transported. The amount of CO2 absorbed by a plant is included as a negative value in the calculation – and therefore reduces the bio-based fuel’s CO2-equivalent accordingly. Ultimately, this assessment produces detailed, verifiable information on the level of greenhouse gas emissions arising throughout the tested product’s entire life cycle. In terms of CO2 emissions, one litre of advanced, bio-based fuel generally achieves a reduction of 70–90% compared to the same quantity of fossil fuel. ASAP also provides support in cases where customers require certification for the life cycle assessment, detailing the requirements, procedure and methodology used to determine the greenhouse gas footprint, and coordinating the entire process if needed. ASAP also offers its customers training on data collection and use in subsequent cases.
Carbon offsetting sponsored for the Donau Classic and Munich Classic rallies
In addition to supporting its customers with consultancy services in relation to sustainability mobility, ASAP also actively sponsors sustainable mobility initiatives. Last year, the ASAP Group sought to set a new, green direction for a vintage car rally – the Donau Classic – by organising and sponsoring carbon offsetting measures for the entire event. This year, ASAP has expanded its efforts by sponsoring carbon offsetting for two popular vintage car rallies: the Donau Classic (23–24 June 2023) and the Munich Classic (9 September 2023). As a result, the cars taking part in the rallies and all service vehicles used have effectively been made carbon-neutral for the entirety of the events. ASAP’s efforts to enhance the events’ green credentials started by calculating the carbon footprint of the two rallies. The corporate group then offset the calculated CO2 emissions by procuring combined certificates in cooperation with Nature Consulting. These combined certificates compensated for the CO2 emissions of all vehicles involved in the two rallies by supporting forestation projects and international climate protection projects in line with the event’s overall carbon emissions.