Deutsche Telekom AG

Deutsche Telekom AG, headquartered in Germany, operates in the Post and telecommunication services industry. For the reporting year 2025, the company reported total Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 240,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions amounting to approximately 8,507,000,000 kg CO2e.

Deutsche Telekom AG has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims for net-zero emissions across all three scopes by 2040. In the near term, they are working towards reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by up to 95% by 2025, compared to 2017 levels, with remaining emissions to be offset to achieve climate neutrality in their operations. Furthermore, they plan to reduce emissions from the upstream and downstream value chain (Scope 3) by 25% per customer by 2030, relative to a 2017 baseline.

As per Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments, Deutsche Telekom AG aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2030, from a 2017 base year. They also commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% per customer by 2030, based on a 2017 baseline. For a longer term, they aim for a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2040 and a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2040, from a 2020 base year. The company has also committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2040.

In 2025, Scope 2 emissions were reported at approximately 223,790,000 kg CO2e (market-based). For 2024, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 253,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled approximately 258,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 233,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, total emissions (Scopes 1, 2, and 3) were approximately 14,035,708,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 260,110,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 2,441,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 11,595,000,000 kg CO2e.