Borealis

Borealis Carbon Emissions and Climate Commitments

Borealis, an AT-based company operating in the Chemicals nec industry, has reported significant progress and ambitious targets regarding its carbon emissions.

For the reporting year 2025, Borealis recorded a total of approximately 65.9 billion kg CO2e. This figure is comprised of approximately 1.5 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions and approximately 674 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 emissions (market-based). Scope 3 emissions were substantial, totalling approximately 63.7 billion kg CO2e.

In 2024, Borealis's total emissions were approximately 54.6 billion kg CO2e. This included approximately 1.6 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 and approximately 858 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based). Scope 3 emissions amounted to approximately 52.1 billion kg CO2e.

Borealis is committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 or sooner. A key near-term target is to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from a 2019 baseline of 5.1 million metric tons per year to 2 million metric tons by 2030. The company also aims to source 100% of the electricity used in its Polyolefins and Base Chemicals operations from renewable sources by 2030. Furthermore, Borealis is implementing energy efficiency improvements with a target of achieving 20% of the absolute primary energy consumption in 2015 by 2030.

The company's emissions data is cascaded from Borealis AG. Borealis also participates in initiatives such as CDP and CA100, with data sourced from OMV Aktiengesellschaft at cascade level 2.