Hermes

Hermès, a company in the wholesale trade and commission trade services industry headquartered in France (FR), has reported significant carbon emissions. For the year 2025, their total emissions amounted to approximately 658,455,000 kg CO2e. This figure is composed of Scope 1 emissions totalling about 19,104,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of roughly 37,374,000 kg CO2e (location-based). Scope 3 emissions were substantial, reaching approximately 660,263,000 kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services being the largest contributor.

In 2024, Hermès reported total emissions of approximately 747,810,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of about 17,800,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of around 34,457,000 kg CO2e (location-based). Scope 3 emissions in 2024 were approximately 735,144,000 kg CO2e, again with purchased goods and services being the dominant category.

Hermès is committed to significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions. They have set a near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50.4% by 2030, using 2018 as their base year. Furthermore, they aim for a 58.1% reduction in the intensity of their Scope 3 emissions over the same period. Hermès has also committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. As part of their near-term strategy, they aim to neutralise a growing portion of their residual carbon emissions by 2030. Additionally, the company has a goal to increase its sourcing of renewable electricity to 100% by 2025 and maintain this throughout 2030.

The emissions data for Hermès is cascaded from its parent company, Hermès International Société en commandite par actions, where Hermès itself holds the cascade level of 1 as a current subsidiary. Their climate commitments, including Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) targets, are also cascaded from this ultimate parent organisation.