Aegon Nederland

Aegon Nederland, a financial intermediation services company based in the Netherlands, reported its latest carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 185,553,000 kg CO2e. This total comprises Scope 1 emissions of 2,364,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 1,426,000 kg CO2e (or 4,893,000 kg CO2e location-based), and Scope 3 emissions including 8,270,000 kg CO2e from business travel, 1,573,000 kg CO2e from employee commute, and 173,893,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 172,374,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 1,480,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based at 1,590,000 kg CO2e (or 6,202,000 kg CO2e location-based), and Scope 3 comprising 8,709,000 kg CO2e from business travel, 2,351,000 kg CO2e from employee commute, and 158,500,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Looking back to 2023, Aegon Nederland reported Scope 1 emissions of 1,945,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions of 229,000 kg CO2e (or 11,301,000 kg CO2e location-based). In 2022, Scope 1 emissions were 3,361,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 location-based emissions were 11,068,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel emissions were 6,350,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, only Scope 2 market-based emissions of 203,000 kg CO2e (or 16,366,000 kg CO2e location-based) were reported. In 2019, Scope 1 emissions were 4,539,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 location-based emissions were 26,347,000 kg CO2e.

Aegon Nederland is committed to reducing its environmental impact. The company has set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of its operational activities (Scope 1 and 2) by 25% by 2025 against a 2019 baseline, in line with its net-zero commitment announced in November 2021. By the end of 2025, Aegon had achieved a 77% reduction in its operational carbon footprint compared to the 2019 baseline. The company has also set operational emissions targets for 2030, aligned with the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 °C. Aegon UK, a related entity, has committed to achieving net-zero financed emissions for its default pension funds by 2050, with an interim target of 50% reduction by 2030, against a 2020 baseline for Scope 3 downstream emissions. Aegon Nederland's environmental policy aims to minimise its operational environmental impact, with an approximate 27% share of Scope 1 in the reduction target and 73% for Scope 2.