Gooch & Housego PLC

Gooch & Housego PLC, a UK-based Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing company, reported its 2025 emissions at approximately 33.3 million kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 550,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 1.32 million kg CO2e (or 4.57 million kg CO2e location-based), and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 31.4 million kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions were purchased goods and services (about 20.3 million kg CO2e) and downstream transportation and distribution (approximately 9.87 million kg CO2e).

For 2024, Gooch & Housego PLC reported Scope 1 emissions of 467,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions of 2.06 million kg CO2e (or 4.96 million kg CO2e location-based), with Scope 3 data not disclosed for this year. In 2023, the company's combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 3.14 million kg CO2e, following 3.94 million kg CO2e in 2022 and 5.41 million kg CO2e in 2021. In 2020, Scope 1 emissions were 914,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions were 4.94 million kg CO2e.

Gooch & Housego PLC is targeting Net Zero for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2035. The company also aims to achieve Net Zero CO2 emissions across all scopes by 2050, aligning with an ambitious scenario for the global energy sector. The company noted a significant reduction in emissions during the 2025 financial year as part of its transition plan.