Council of Europe Development Bank

Council of Europe Development Bank's carbon emissions for 2025 were approximately 923,000 kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions from mobile combustion at 2,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity at 2,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions including employee commute at 23,000 kg CO2e and purchased goods and services at 100,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, the bank's total emissions were approximately 814,000 kg CO2e in 2024, and approximately 604,000 kg CO2e in 2023. In 2022, total emissions were approximately 501,000 kg CO2e, and in 2021, they were approximately 453,000 kg CO2e.

Council of Europe Development Bank has set climate commitments to reduce its carbon footprint. The bank aims to achieve a 90% reduction in both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2030, using a 2020 baseline. Additionally, the EIB Group, to which the Council of Europe Development Bank has committed, aims to reduce its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 12.4% by 2025, using 2018 as a baseline year. This absolute reduction target covers upstream and downstream Scope 3 emissions.