Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, a German professional services provider, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 369,000 kg CO2e in 2024. This includes about 14,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, approximately 238,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and around 297,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions.

GIZ has set several ambitious climate commitments:

• Near-term targets (2025): The company aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 30% by 2025 from a 2019 base year. Additionally, it commits to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy-related activities, business travel, and employee commuting by 10% within the same timeframe. These targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with keeping warming to 1.5°C.
• Near-term targets (2030): GIZ further commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, and business travel are targeted for a 27.5% reduction within the same period.
• Long-term targets (2050): The organisation is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. This includes a 90.0% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 90.0% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions (from purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, and business travel) by 2050, also from a 2019 base year.

Historically, GIZ also had internal environmental programme goals for 2016-2020, aiming for a 2% per capita per year reduction in GHG emissions in the field and a 2.5% reduction in Germany for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.