European Court of Auditors

In 2022, the European Court of Auditors reported total carbon emissions of approximately 7,989,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions from stationary combustion at around 1,198,350 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 5,236,000 kg CO2e, with significant contributors including purchased goods and services (about 1,924,000 kg CO2e), capital goods (around 1,637,000 kg CO2e), and employee commuting (about 1,124,000 kg CO2e). Business travel accounted for approximately 445,000 kg CO2e, waste generated in operations for about 34,000 kg CO2e, and upstream transportation and distribution for approximately 1,000 kg CO2e. There was no Scope 2 emissions data available for 2022.

Looking back, total reported emissions for 2021 were approximately 7,569,000 kg CO2e, with all disclosed emissions falling under Scope 3. In 2019, total emissions were approximately 9,430,000 kg CO2e, also primarily Scope 3. The 2014 total was approximately 10,699,000 kg CO2e, with major Scope 3 categories including business travel (around 4,020,000 kg CO2e), capital goods (about 1,875,000 kg CO2e), and purchased goods and services (around 1,587,000 kg CO2e).

The European Court of Auditors has a near-term commitment to reduce its Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 12.4% by 2025, using 2018 as a baseline year. This target is cascaded from the European Investment Bank Group.