Global Payments

Global Payments, a US-headquartered company in the Services auxiliary to financial intermediation industry, reported its 2024 emissions.

In 2024, Global Payments reported total Scope 1 emissions of 7,797,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (location-based) of 41,691,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 417,352,000 kg CO2e. The total reported emissions for 2024 were approximately 466,840,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2023, the company's total Scope 1 emissions were 5,602,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (location-based) were 50,710,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions amounted to 432,173,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Global Payments reported total Scope 1 emissions of 5,180,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (location-based) of 54,852,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 566,954,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, the company's Scope 1 emissions were 1,397,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (location-based) were 48,207,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled 525,534,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, Global Payments disclosed Scope 1 emissions of 2,721,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (location-based) of 43,111,000 kg CO2e; Scope 3 data was not available for this year.

Global Payments has committed to reducing its Scope 1 emissions by 8% from 2022 to 2023. Additionally, the company is committed to reducing its Scope 2 emissions by 8% from 2022 to 2023. In a broader commitment, one of their data centre providers, QTS, aims to achieve 100% renewable power across its data centres by 2025, which would contribute to Global Payments' Scope 2 reduction efforts.