Drdgold

DRDgold, headquartered in ZA and operating in the chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. industry, reported a total of approximately 414,835,000 kg CO2e in 2022. This figure encompasses Scope 1 emissions of approximately 8,103,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 406,634,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for the same year were approximately 97,000 kg CO2e.

In 2021, DRDgold's total emissions were approximately 412,145,000 kg CO2e, comprising approximately 7,449,000 kg CO2e of Scope 1 emissions and approximately 404,609,000 kg CO2e of Scope 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions stood at approximately 87,000 kg CO2e.

For 2020, total emissions were approximately 372,025,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 6,923,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 364,950,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 data was not disclosed for this year.

In 2019, DRDgold reported total emissions of approximately 416,324,000 kg CO2e, including approximately 8,488,000 kg CO2e of Scope 1 emissions and approximately 407,687,000 kg CO2e of Scope 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 149,000 kg CO2e.

DRDgold has set near-term reduction targets, aiming to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of this decade (by 2025).

It is noted that DRDgold is a current subsidiary of DRDGOLD Limited and its SBTi targets are cascaded from Sibanye Stillwater Limited at cascade level 2.