ETH Zürich

ETH Zürich, an education services provider based in CH, has published its carbon emissions data across various scopes. In 2024, the institution reported a total of approximately 181,000,000 kg CO2e. This figure comprises Scope 1 emissions of approximately 6,606,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 2,657,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 171,737,000 kg CO2e, with significant contributions from business travel (about 12,084,000 kg CO2e), employee commute (approximately 33,000,000 kg CO2e), and purchased goods and services (around 41,500,000 kg CO2e).

Prior to this, in 2020, ETH Zürich's total emissions were approximately 14,669,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of about 6,773,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 1,315,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions in 2020 amounted to approximately 6,581,000 kg CO2e, primarily from business travel (around 4,514,000 kg CO2e) and employee commute (approximately 2,067,000 kg CO2e).

ETH Zürich is committed to climate action, aiming for Net Zero in its own operations by 2030. This ambitious target includes a goal to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50 percent compared to the benchmark year of 2006. In alignment with this, Scope 2 emissions showed a reduction of approximately 12% between 2006 and 2020, despite growth in student and employee numbers. Additionally, ETH Zürich reported a reduction of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by a total of 46% since 2006, based on 2020 data (with vehicle fleet data from 2019). The institution also previously aimed to reduce direct CO2 emissions on Campus Hönggerberg by 50% by 2020 against a 2006 baseline.