Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc., a Japanese insurance and pension funding services company, reported total Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 32,800,000 kg CO2e in 2024. In the same year, their Scope 3 emissions were approximately 235,644,000 kg CO2e, including approximately 189,784,000 kg CO2e from capital goods and 15,871,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Looking back, the company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 42,700,000 kg CO2e in 2023, and approximately 44,800,000 kg CO2e in 2022. Their Scope 3 emissions in 2023 were approximately 139,836,000 kg CO2e, and approximately 341,243,000 kg CO2e in 2022.

Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc. has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions by fiscal year 2040 and a 75% reduction in these emissions by fiscal year 2030, compared to a 2019 baseline. They also target a 50% reduction in their group carbon emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by fiscal year 2025, relative to fiscal year 2019.

For their investment portfolio, which falls under Scope 3, they are committed to a 50% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 (compared to 2020) and aspire to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Specifically for Scope 3, Category 15 (financed emissions), they aim for a 50% reduction by 2030 from a 2020 baseline and net-zero by 2050. Additionally, the company is working towards a 30% reduction in other Scope 3 emissions (excluding investments/loans) by fiscal year 2030, with a net-zero goal by fiscal year 2050, referencing a 2019 baseline.