Herc Rentals

Herc Rentals, a US-headquartered company in the motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers industry, has demonstrated its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.

In 2023, Herc Rentals reported total Scope 1 emissions of approximately 148,668,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions of around 13,796,000 kg CO2e. Their Scope 3 emissions for the same year amounted to roughly 166,666,000 kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 included use of sold products (approximately 56,996,000 kg CO2e), fuel and energy-related activities (around 48,263,000 kg CO2e), and upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 33,328,000 kg CO2e). Employee commute contributed about 20,913,000 kg CO2e, and business travel was approximately 7,166,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2022, their Scope 1 emissions were approximately 133,955,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions were about 13,427,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions in 2022 were roughly 80,526,000 kg CO2e, with significant contributions from use of sold products (approximately 53,956,000 kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (around 22,060,000 kg CO2e).

Herc Rentals has set a near-term target to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity by 25% from a 2019 baseline by 2030. As of a recent update, the company has achieved 70% of this goal, having reduced its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity by 17% from the 2019 baseline. This target applies to both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

Herc Rentals is a current subsidiary of Herc Holdings Inc., and its CDP performance data is cascaded from Herc Holdings Inc.