Gooch & Housego PLC

Gooch & Housego PLC, a UK-based Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing company, reported its 2025 emissions with a total of approximately 36.3 million kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 550,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of 1.321 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 31.436 million kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions include purchased goods and services (approximately 20.291 million kg CO2e) and downstream transportation and distribution (around 9.869 million kg CO2e).

For 2024, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of 467,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of 2.064 million kg CO2e. No Scope 3 data was disclosed for this year.

Gooch & Housego PLC is committed to achieving Net Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035. The company also aims for an overarching Net Zero by 2050 target across all scopes. They reported a significant reduction in their Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 26.1% in the year, which increased to 38.4% on a like-for-like basis excluding acquisitions. Their Torquay facility has already achieved Net Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.