Cadence Design Systems

Cadence Design Systems, a US-based Software Publishers company, reported its 2025 carbon emissions. The company's total emissions for 2025 are about 391.8 million kg CO2e. This includes approximately 2.2 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 38.9 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (location-based, with market-based being 0 kg CO2e), and 350.5 million kg CO2e from Scope 3. Key Scope 3 contributors include use of sold products (approximately 187.2 million kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (about 123 million kg CO2e), capital goods (approximately 11.5 million kg CO2e), and employee commute (roughly 12.1 million kg CO2e).

For 2024, Cadence Design Systems reported total emissions of approximately 357.1 million kg CO2e, comprising about 2.1 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 30.2 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (location-based, with market-based being 0 kg CO2e), and around 324.7 million kg CO2e from Scope 3.

Cadence Design Systems has set robust climate commitments, with all targets directly from the company. The company is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2040. In the near term, Cadence Design Systems aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 89.78% by 2030, using a 2019 baseline. Additionally, the company commits to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 46.2% within the same timeframe. Long-term targets include a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2040 from a 2019 baseline, and a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe. These targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario. Cadence Design Systems also joined The Climate Pledge in May 2022. The company achieved its 2030 science-based warming goal for Scope 1 and 2 emissions early, reducing them by 76% in 2022 over the 2019 baseline.