Direct emissions
15,402
tCO2e
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Scope
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Mycelium Score0.5 / 10Significant room to improveFTransparencyVery LowMinimal disclosure across key areas
Explore carbon emissions data for AvalonBay Communities. Mycelium helps you review reported emissions, disclosure status, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 data, climate targets and sustainability information in one company profile.
This profile brings together available carbon emissions data for AvalonBay Communities, including reported figures, modelled estimates, disclosure documents and sustainability indicators, so you can review its emissions and compare its performance against similar companies. It is one entry in the Mycelium emissions database. Read how we source and check this data.
Emissions
Carbon emissions
Total yearly emissions across all scopes
1,095,807tCO2e(Location Based)(Mycelium adjusted)
- Reported by AvalonBay Communities
- 54,136 tCO₂e
- Estimated by Mycelium
- 1,041,671 tCO₂e
AvalonBay Communities reported 5% of the adjusted total. Mycelium estimated the remaining 95% for the categories it did not disclose. AvalonBay Communities reported a Scope 3 total of 4,326 tCO₂e but did not break it down into the 15 categories. The model of the categories it did not report comes to more than that, so the adjusted total counts the model, with the reported figure inside it.
Scope 1
tCO2e
15,402
Scope 2 (Location Based)
tCO2e
34,408
Scope 3 total
tCO2e
1,045,997
Figures from page 39 of the source report
Scope 3 reported
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Emissions
Factors
0.120kgCO2e / $
Supplier specific emission factors (kgCO2e / $)
Modelled
Reported
UpstreamScope 1, 2 + upstream Scope 3
0.120
0.022
Total+ all Scope 3
–
0.024
Per US dollar of revenue. Mycelium models the upstream factor only.
Which figure should I use?
Estimating your own supply-chain emissions from spend with this company? Use Upstream Modelled. The GHG Protocol defines purchased-goods emissions as cradle-to-gate, which means this company's own operations plus its upstream supply chain. Any of those emissions the company has not disclosed are filled with modelled estimates, so a transparent company is not unfairly penalised against one that simply has not reported.
Looking at what the company filed itself? Use the Reported column. Total Reported also includes downstream emissions, such as the lifetime use of the products this company sells, which the GHG Protocol attributes to the users of those products rather than to customers buying goods and services.
Reported counts only emissions the company has filed itself. A blank or low Reported cell does not mean those emissions do not exist, just that the company has not disclosed them. When Upstream Reported sits close to Upstream Modelled, that is a positive signal: the company has disclosed most of its upstream emissions.
Sustainability
Snapshot
Based on reported data, retrieved with AI
- AvalonBay Communities reported 54,136 tCO₂e in 2021.
- Scope 3 accounted for 8% of reported emissions.
- Scope 2 reported under the location based methodology.
According to available emissions disclosures, AvalonBay Communities reported total yearly emissions of 54,136 tCO₂e in 2021. Scope 2 emissions accounted for 64% of the reported footprint, indicating purchased energy was the most significant contributor to its carbon footprint.
The company achieved a Mycelium Score of 0.5, placing it well below average for its sector for sustainability performance, and received a transparency score of 10.5, pointing to very little public detail on their key emissions.
Scope
breakdown
Scope 1 emissions
Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls, such as fuel use, facilities and vehicles.
Scope 2 emissions
Indirect emissions from purchased energy, including electricity, heating and cooling.
Location based
34,408
tCO2eMarket based
–
tCO2eScope 3 emissions
Wider value chain emissions across the 15 GHG Protocol categories, from purchased goods and business travel to investments, where reported.
AvalonBay Communities reported a Scope 3 total of 4,326 tCO₂e but did not break it down into the 15 categories. Mycelium's model of the categories it did not report comes to more than that, so the estimates below replace it in the adjusted total, with the reported figure counted inside them. The reported figure is not discarded, and you can see it in the downloads below.
Cat 1
Purchased goods & services
99,638
tCO2eCat 2
Capital goods
85,942
tCO2eCat 3
Fuel & energy related activities
21,433
tCO2eCat 4
Upstream transportation & distribution
2,093
tCO2eCat 5
Waste generated in operations
7,668
tCO2eCat 6
Business travel
1,126
tCO2eCat 7
Employee commuting
2,721
tCO2eCat 8
Upstream leased assets
5,462
tCO2eCat 9
Downstream transportation & distribution
580,723
tCO2eCat 10
Processing of sold products
–
tCO2eCat 11
Use of sold products
68,928
tCO2eCat 12
End-of-life treatment of sold products
9,483
tCO2eCat 13
Downstream leased assets
142,968
tCO2eCat 14
Franchises
–
tCO2eCat 15
Investments
17,813
tCO2e13 values were derived via Mycelium's normalisation process rather than reported by the company. The company's own Scope 3 total is reported, it was simply filed as a single figure with no category split. A cell marked “ESTIMATED” is a figure the company did not disclose, modelled by Mycelium. Cells marked “–” were not disclosed and could not be modelled.
Climate targets
Science Based Targets initiative
Near-term target
Targets set (2°C), target year 2030
Source: Science Based Targets initiative, Companies Taking Action.
Contact Info
Website
www.avaloncommunities.comCountry
United States of America
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How scoring works
How the Mycelium Score is calculated
The Mycelium Score is out of 10. Up to 6.5 points reflect carbon intensity vs peers in the same NACE section (emissions normalised against revenue, log-scaled between the 5th and 95th percentile of each company's latest reporting year in that section; a section needs at least 5 companies to be benchmarked). The band above 6.5 is earned through verified data quality on a claimed profile: declaring every reporting category yourself (up to 2.0), preparation by a carbon accountant (2.0) and independently audited figures (2.0). The total is multiplied by the transparency score and capped at 10. A disclosure with an implausibly large figure (Scope 1 or 2 over 300 million tonnes, a Scope 3 figure over 2 billion tonnes or a total over 2.5 billion tonnes) is not scored until it has been checked.
A higher score means lower carbon intensity than sector peers, backed by data that's third-party verified, claimed by the company, and fully disclosed. AvalonBay Communities's score sits at the top of this page and in the score panel. Without a revenue figure to measure carbon intensity, or an industry classification to compare it within, a company has no score.
How the Transparency Score is calculated
The Transparency Score is the share of a company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, graded from A (very high) down to F (very low). Where a category is missing, Mycelium models what it would hold for a company of that size and industry and counts it as undisclosed, so an unreported category where the bulk of emissions sit hurts far more than a minor one. Unreported downstream categories (9 to 15) count at a quarter of their modelled size in this share; the carbon intensity behind the score still counts them in full. A Scope 3 total filed without a category breakdown earns very little credit for the part left unattributed, because it does not show which categories are inside it: a company can count business travel, leave purchased goods out entirely, and the total looks the same. Without a revenue figure the footprint cannot be modelled, so the company has no Transparency Score.
For AvalonBay Communities, the single biggest gap is Downstream transportation & distribution (Scope 3 Category 9). Mycelium estimates it accounts for around 53% of the company's estimated footprint, yet it hasn't been disclosed. Leaving a bucket this large unreported is what's holding the transparency score down.
Other material categories AvalonBay Communities hasn't disclosed:
- Downstream leased assets (Scope 3 Category 13), around 13% of the estimated footprint
- Purchased goods & services (Scope 3 Category 1), around 9% of the estimated footprint
- Capital goods (Scope 3 Category 2), around 8% of the estimated footprint
In total, roughly 95% of AvalonBay Communities's estimated emissions sit in categories it hasn't reported. Disclosing these would be the fastest way to raise the transparency score.
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AvalonBay Communities carbon emissions FAQs
What are AvalonBay Communities's carbon emissions?
In its 2021 reporting year, AvalonBay Communities disclosed total emissions of 54,136 tCO2e across all scopes. Including Mycelium estimates for undisclosed categories, the adjusted total is 1,095,807 tCO2e. Scope 2 accounted for the largest share of the reported total, around 64%.
Does AvalonBay Communities report Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions?
For 2021, AvalonBay Communities's available disclosure covers Scope 1 (15,402 tCO2e), Scope 2 (34,408 tCO2e) and a Scope 3 total of 4,326 tCO2e without a category breakdown. Figures not reported by the company are shown as modelled estimates and labelled as such.
How transparent is AvalonBay Communities's emissions reporting?
AvalonBay Communities has a Mycelium transparency score of 10.5 out of 100. The score is the share of the company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, so an undisclosed category where most of its emissions sit weighs far more than a minor one.
Is AvalonBay Communities sustainable?
Mycelium measures sustainability through carbon emissions data rather than giving a yes or no verdict. AvalonBay Communities has a Mycelium Score of 0.5 out of 10, which reflects its emissions intensity against sector peers together with how transparent and well-verified its reporting is. The emissions figures, disclosure documents and climate targets on this page give the fuller picture.
Is AvalonBay Communities environmentally friendly?
Carbon emissions are one measurable part of environmental impact, and the part Mycelium tracks. AvalonBay Communities disclosed 54,136 tCO2e for 2021, and its Mycelium Score of 0.5 out of 10 shows how that performance compares with similar companies in its sector.
Learn more about our methodology and where this data comes from.