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Kansas City Southern

Kansas City Southern (KCS) is a prominent North American transportation company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1887, KCS has established itself as a key player in the railway industry, primarily operating in the central and southern regions of the United States and extending into Mexico. The company focuses on freight transportation, offering a range of services that include intermodal, automotive, and bulk commodities. KCS is recognised for its unique cross-border capabilities, facilitating seamless trade between the U.S. and Mexico. With a strong market position, Kansas City Southern has achieved significant milestones, including its strategic mergers and expansions that enhance its operational efficiency. The company continues to innovate within the rail sector, making it a vital component of North America's logistics and supply chain infrastructure.

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42

Industry Average

Mean score of companies in the Business Services industry. Comparing a company's score to the industry average can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

4

Industry Benchmark

Kansas City Southern's score of 42 is higher than 94% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

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Kansas City Southern's reported carbon emissions

In 2023, Kansas City Southern reported significant carbon emissions, totalling approximately 4,635,700,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1, 65,071,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based), and 1,502,946,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions. The company has set ambitious climate commitments, aiming to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by 2025. Additionally, Kansas City Southern plans to achieve a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from 2020 levels by 2030. Furthermore, the company has committed to a long-term target of reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% per million gross ton-miles by 2034, using 2019 as the base year. These initiatives align with industry standards for climate action, demonstrating Kansas City Southern's commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint in the rail transportation sector.

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Scope 1
1,400,000,000
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Scope 2
40,000,000
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Scope 3
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00,000,000
0,000,000,000

Industry emissions intensity

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Some industries are more carbon intensive than others. Kansas City Southern's primary industry is Other business services (74), which is very low in terms of carbon intensity compared to other industries.

Location emissions intensity

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The carbon intensity of the energy grid powering a company's primary operations has a strong influence on its overall carbon footprint. This request for Kansas City Southern is in US, which has a low grid carbon intensity relative to other regions.

Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks

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Kansas City Southern is participating in some of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.

Science Based Targets Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Climate Pledge
UN Global Compact
RE 100
Climate Action 100
Race To Net Zero
Reduction Actions

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