Discover Financial Services

Discover Financial Services, a US-based company in the financial intermediation services sector, reported its most recent carbon emissions for 2023. Their total Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1,680,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were about 33,005,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, their Scope 1 emissions were around 1,275,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were approximately 35,918,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, Scope 1 emissions were about 1,502,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were roughly 38,098,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1,869,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were about 39,909,000 kg CO2e. Discover Financial Services has not disclosed Scope 3 emissions data.

The company has a near-term absolute reduction target to decrease its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from a 2017 baseline by 2030. This target applies to both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

The SBTi commitments listed are for DISCO Corporation, located in Japan, and are not directly relevant to Discover Financial Services. Discover Financial Services's RE100 and RTZ initiatives are cascaded from Capital One Financial Corporation.