Heidrick And Struggles

Heidrick & Struggles reported total emissions of approximately 26,613,000 kg CO2e in 2024. This figure comprises about 558,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, approximately 1,011,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and around 25,044,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Their Scope 3 emissions were primarily driven by business travel (approximately 9,946,000 kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (about 10,092,000 kg CO2e), and capital goods (around 3,531,000 kg CO2e).

Looking back, their total emissions have shown fluctuations, with approximately 24,632,000 kg CO2e in 2023, 23,339,000 kg CO2e in 2022, and 20,554,000 kg CO2e in 2021. In 2019, the base year for their targets, total emissions were approximately 25,355,000 kg CO2e.

Heidrick & Struggles is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 across all scopes. The company has also set Science Based Targets (SBTi) with a 2019 baseline. These near-term targets include a 46.2% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030. Furthermore, they aim to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel and employee commuting by 55% per full-time equivalent (FTE) within the same timeframe, and 65% of their suppliers by spend, covering purchased goods and services, are committed to having science-based targets by 2029.