Tim Hortons Inc. (Corporate offices, distribution centres and manufacturing facilities)2 2012 20111,16 20101,16 20091,16 20081,16 Unit of measurement
Energy
   Direct Energy Use3 33,135,719 34,096,105 31,550,027 25,911,203 24,903,519 kWh
   Indirect Energy Use4 28,492,855 25,291,970 22,387,496 19,240,202 18,971,204 kWh
   Total Energy Use 61,628,574 59,388,075 53,937,523 45,151,405 43,874,723 kWh
   Energy Intensity5 0.0197 0.0208 0.0213 0.0185 0.0197 kWh/$ Revenue
Water
   Total Water Consumption 68,754,618 73,094,592 63,448,218 53,387,973 62,539,377 L
   Water Intensity5 0.0220 0.0256 0.0250 0.0219 0.0281 L/$ Revenue
GHG Emissions (CO2e)6
   Total CO2e Emissions7 44,505 40,582 39,078 34,587 37,358 tonnes
Restaurants (Canadian and U.S. standard restaurants)8
Energy
   Direct Energy Use3 223,741,711 204,371,238 156,547,109 188,525,635 112,517,227 kWh
   Indirect Energy Use4 1,080,012,462 861,551,857 791,612,038 773,779,579 938,804,052 kWh
   Total Energy Use 1,303,754,172 1,065,922,857 948,159,147 962,305,214 1,051,321,279 kWh
   Energy Intensity5 0.418 0.211 0.201 0.217 0.254 kWh/restaurant sales ($)9
Water
   Total Water Consumption 6,676,013,259 5,702,907,799 4,458,065,850 4,235,933,530 4,000,266,260 L
   Water Intensity5 2.14 1.13 0.95 0.95 0.97 L/restaurant sales ($)9
GHG Emissions (CO2e)6
   Total CO2e Emissions10 312,214 207,240 208,254 205,279 220,892 tonnes
Tim Horton Children’s Foundation11
Energy
   Direct Energy Use3 3,299,030 3,904,711 3,379,814 3,601,474 3,244,569 kWh
   Indirect Energy Use4 2,900,460 2,949,596 2,858,105 2,756,566 2,827,401 kWh
   Total Energy Use 6,199,491 6,854,307 6,237,919 6,358,040 6,071,970 kWh
   Energy Intensity5 65.81 86.76 61.41 55.10 52.20 kWh/participant days13
Water
   Total Water Consumption 26,470,097 23,253,390 16,006,336 23,156,525 N/A13 L
   Water Intensity5 280.98 294.34 157.58 200.69 217.4313 L/participant days13
GHG Emissions (CO2e) by Scope6
   Total CO2e Emissions14 2,318 2,519 2,303 2,516 2,931 tonnes
GHG Emissions (CO2e) by Scope6
   Total Gross emissions Scope 1 (Direct) 29,072 24,692 23,253 19,446 20,021 tonnes
   Total Gross emissions Scope 2 (Indirect) 4,793 4,068 3,723 3,382 4,437 tonnes
   Total Gross emissions Scope 3 (Other Indirect) 325,172 221,581 222,659 219,553 236,791 tonnes
   Total Gross CO2 e Emissions8 359,037 250,341 249,635 242,381 261,249 tonnes
   Total Net CO2 e Emissions15 359,030 250,308 249,569 242,312 261,181 tonnes
1 Energy usage (electricity, natural gas and propane), water and GHG emissions: 2008 and 2009 energy usage, water usage and GHG emissions reflect actual usage/emissions;   2010, 2011 and 2012 energy usage, water usage and GHG emissions reflect either actual usage/emissions or have been estimated to account for year-end consumption.
2 Tim Hortons Inc. (THI):  THI refers to corporate offices, manufacturing facilities (Maidstone coffee roasting plants and Fruition Fruits & Fills), and distribution centres. Unlike most other quick service restaurant companies, THI employs significant use of vertical integration. Please see the Value Chain section of this Report for more information about our unique business model.
3 Direct energy: Direct energy use represents the consumption of natural gas, propane, and diesel.
4 Indirect energy: Indirect energy use represents the consumption of purchased electricity.
5 Energy and water intensity: Energy and water intensity measures are calculated as the total aggregate consumption per year divided by the given intensity measure.
6 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: GHG emissions are measured in units of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). GHG emissions were calculated using the most recent emission factors available from the GHG Protocol Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD); the provincial emissions factors available from the Environment Canada National Inventory Report, Green House Gases Sources and Sinks in Canada 1990-2010: The Canadian Government's Submission to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (April 2012); and the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s eGrid 2009. Direct energy emissions from 2008-2011 have been restated resulting from the use of corrected natural gas, propane, and diesel gas emission factors. 
7 THI GHG emissions: THI GHG emissions include emissions attributed to electricity, natural gas, and propane consumption; gasoline and diesel consumption for buses, trucks and related truck refrigeration units; third party distribution; and corporate travel. All THI GHG emissions are considered Scope 1 emissions with the exception of electricity (which is considered Scope 2) and third party distribution and corporate travel (which are considered Scope 3).
8 Restaurants: Over 99% of our restaurants are franchised and independently operated. In 2012, we expanded our reporting to include energy, water, and GHG emissions data for U.S. standard restaurants. In prior years only energy, water, and GHG emissions data for Canadian standard restaurants were included. In 2012, U.S. standard restaurant emissions accounted for 87,447 tonnes, or 28% of the total restaurant emissions reported. The energy, water, and GHG emissions data in this table represent Canadian and U.S. franchisee-owned and corporate-owned standard restaurants, which represent approximately 71 %  of total standard and non-standard restaurants in Canada and 60% of total standard and non-standard restaurants in the U.S.. All International restaurants, Canadian and U.S. non-standard restaurants, and kiosks are excluded from this table at this time. For all years shown, figures have been modeled using a sample of actual data from restaurants across Canada.
9 Restaurant energy and water intensity: The energy and water intensity measures for restaurants are calculated as an average of the individual intensity metrics for each restaurant.
10 Restaurant GHG emissions: Restaurant GHG emissions include emissions attributed to electricity, natural gas, and propane consumption. All franchinse-owned and corporately-owned GHG emissions are considered Scope 3 emissions.
11 Tim Horton Children’s Foundation (THCF): The THCF is an independent charitable entity that is not under the operational control of Tim Hortons Inc. The energy, water, and GHG emissions data in this table represent consumption from the THCF’s six children’s camps (five located in Canada and one located in the United States) and head office (located in Canada).
12 THCF 2008 water consumption: For 2008, we were able to obtain water consumption data for only four out of the six THCF camps. The water intensity metric reported represents the water intensity for the four THCF camps only.
13 THCF energy and water intensity: The energy and water intensity measures for the THCF are calculated as the total aggregate consumption per year divided by ‘Participant Days’. Participant days represent the total number of days each camper stays at a THCF camp. For example, one participant that stayed at a camp for five days would equal five participant days.
14 THCF GHG emissions: THCF GHG emissions include emissions attributed to electricity, natural gas, and propane consumption; gasoline and diesel consumption for vehicles; and commercial air travel. All THCF GHG emissions are considered Scope 3 emissions.
15 Total Net CO2e Emissions: Total net CO2 emissions include CO2e reductions from green power purchases of renewable energy from Bullfrog Power during the year. The amount of CO2e reductions is provided by Bullfrog Power. In 2012, a total of 60.74 megawatt hours were purchased from Bullfrog Power, which is the equivalent of 8 tonnes of CO2e reduction.
16 Prior year comparative figures: Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. Additionally, certain comparative figures have changed as a result of updates made to various emission conversion factors. See footnote 6 for further details.   
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