Abrdn

Abrdn, a UK-based financial services company, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 6.7 million kg CO2e in 2025. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 585,000 kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of 285,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 59.9 million kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 categories for 2025 include investments at 111.7 billion kg CO2e (Note: this value appears to be significantly larger than other provided Scope 3 values, suggesting it may represent a different measurement or scope boundary), purchased goods and services at 55.2 million kg CO2e, employee commute at 3.8 million kg CO2e, and upstream leased assets at 949,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, Abrdn's total emissions were about 8.3 million kg CO2e in 2024, approximately 9.9 million kg CO2e in 2023, and around 9.5 million kg CO2e in 2022.

Abrdn's real estate business is committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050 across all scopes (1, 2, and 3), as defined by the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) Climate Commitment. They have achieved a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity (by floor area) in funds on a net-zero pathway between 2019 and 2023. Additionally, a 34% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity (by floor area) was observed from 2019 to 2023. The company conducts an annual Scope 3 data collection exercise and aims to enhance the reliability and comprehensiveness of this dataset going forward.