Julius Baer

Julius Baer, a Switzerland-based financial intermediation services company, reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 2,201,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of about 107,000,000 kg CO2e for 2025. In 2024, their Scope 1 emissions were around 2,044,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 156,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2023, Julius Baer disclosed Scope 1 emissions of 2,736,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 805,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 9,248,000 kg CO2e. The total reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2023 were 3,541,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 1 emissions were about 2,496,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were 878,000 kg CO2e, and reported Scope 3 business travel emissions were 6,394,000 kg CO2e, resulting in total Scope 1 and 2 emissions of 3,374,000 kg CO2e.

Julius Baer has set several climate commitments. The company aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions in its own operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030. This includes a target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2030, against a 2019 baseline. The company also states a long-term commitment to achieve net-zero emissions on its treasury, lending, and mortgage books (Scope 3) by 2050, as indicated in their 2024 Sustainability Report. Julius Baer has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for all scopes, with near-term targets set for 2030 consistent with a 1.5°C trajectory, covering 11% of its total investment and lending by total assets as of 2021.