Borussia

Borussia's reported carbon emissions

Borussia Dortmund's latest reported carbon emissions for 2024 totalled approximately 45.5 billion kg CO2e. This figure encompasses Scope 1 emissions of about 1 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 1.5 million kg CO2e (market-based). Scope 3 emissions were substantially higher, amounting to around 43 billion kg CO2e, with significant contributions from purchased goods and services (approximately 12.7 billion kg CO2e) and the use of sold products (approximately 18 billion kg CO2e). For 2023, Borussia Dortmund reported total emissions of approximately 34.5 billion kg CO2e, comprising about 1.2 million kg CO2e for Scope 1 and around 1.2 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based). Scope 3 emissions for 2023 were approximately 32.1 billion kg CO2e. Borussia Dortmund is committed to achieving carbon neutrality (market-based) by 2040 for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Furthermore, the company has set Science Based Targets (SBTi) commitments, including a near-term goal to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.0% by the financial year 2030, using FY2024 as the base year. They also aim for a 15.0% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe. Long-term, Borussia Dortmund commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 100.0% by FY2040 and absolute Scope 3 emissions by 90.0% by FY2045, both from a FY2024 base year. The ultimate goal is to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2045. In 2019, Borussia Dortmund achieved a reduction of 81,365 tonnes (which is 81,365,000 kg) of CO2e emissions, equating to one tonne per seat.