Franke

Franke, headquartered in Switzerland (CH) and operating in the basic iron and steel industry, has established climate commitments including a vision to achieve net CO2e neutrality in production and across its entire value chain by 2050. The company aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 56.0% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. Additionally, Franke is committed to a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2050, and a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe, also from a 2020 base year. Franke also targets a 32.5% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods, and upstream transportation and distribution by 2033, against a 2020 base year.

In 2025, Franke reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 8,708,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of about 14,365,080 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 15,137,386,000 kg CO2e. In 2024, the company reported Scope 3 emissions of approximately 18,968,487,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Franke's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 9,334,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were about 17,811,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 20,326,365,000 kg CO2e, which included approximately 39,964,000 kg CO2e from capital goods, 18,553,038,000 kg CO2e from use of sold products, 1,601,042,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, and 132,320,000 kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution. The production site in Aarburg is CO2-neutral, achieved through the purchase of hydropower electricity, a wood chip plant, and a photovoltaic plant. Franke's emissions data and reduction initiatives are cascaded from its parent company, Franke Holding AG.