Aalto University

Aalto University, an education services provider in Finland, reported approximately 21,606,000 kg CO2e in total emissions for 2024. This figure includes about 5,008,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (purchased electricity) and 572,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 (capital goods).

In 2023, the university's total emissions were approximately 42,614,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions (purchased electricity) at around 24,298,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 (capital goods) at approximately 3,570,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2022, Aalto University disclosed Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion totalling approximately 4,311,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, total emissions were around 18,628,000 kg CO2e, including Scope 3 emissions of approximately 4,443,600 kg CO2e from capital goods, 360,100 kg CO2e from business travel, 1,408,100 kg CO2e from employee commute, and 359,400 kg CO2e from waste generated in operations.

In 2020, total emissions were approximately 12,621,000 kg CO2e, comprising about 29,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1, approximately 10,660,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (purchased heat and purchased electricity), and around 1,932,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 (business travel). In 2019, the total emissions were approximately 19,426,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 44,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (purchased heat and purchased electricity) at approximately 12,945,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 (business travel) at around 6,393,000 kg CO2e.

Aalto University has not published specific emissions reduction targets, such as those validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), nor has it signed The Climate Pledge.