GE HealthCare

GE HealthCare, a US-based company in the medical, precision, and optical instruments sector, has reported significant progress in reducing its carbon emissions. For 2025, the company's total emissions were approximately 5.9 billion kg CO2e. This figure comprises Scope 1 emissions of about 103.9 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 97.7 million kg CO2e, and substantial Scope 3 emissions totalling nearly 5.6 billion kg CO2e.

The company has established ambitious climate commitments, including a long-term goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. To support this, GE HealthCare has set near-term targets. By 2030, the company aims to reduce its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 42% compared to a 2022 baseline. Furthermore, it has committed to reducing specific Scope 3 emissions, including those from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, business travel, and the use of sold products, by 25% by 2030, also against a 2022 baseline.

Previous emissions data indicates a trend of reductions: in 2024, total emissions were around 6 billion kg CO2e, a slight increase from 2023's approximately 6.4 billion kg CO2e. In 2022, total emissions were approximately 6.5 billion kg CO2e, and in 2021, they stood at around 6.8 billion kg CO2e. For 2020 and 2019, emissions data was primarily reported for Scope 1 and 2 only, with totals of approximately 294 million kg CO2e and 329.5 million kg CO2e respectively.

GE HealthCare's climate targets are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), signifying a commitment to emission reductions consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The company's most recent SBTi commitments include reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2022 base year, and absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from key categories by 25% by the same year. Long-term SBTi targets involve reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2022 base year, and reaching net-zero emissions across the value chain by 2050.