Laing Orourke

Laing O'Rourke, a UK-based construction company, reported estimated total emissions of approximately 1.33 billion kg CO2e for 2025. In 2024, its total emissions were approximately 1.12 billion kg CO2e. This included about 18 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 12 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and 1.08 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3. Key Scope 3 categories in 2024 included approximately 985.1 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 28.26 million kg CO2e from capital goods, and 18.5 million kg CO2e from employee commute.

For 2023, Laing O'Rourke's total emissions were approximately 960 million kg CO2e, with about 17 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 10 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and 933 million kg CO2e from Scope 3.

The company is committed to achieving operational net zero by 2030, targeting the elimination of Scope 1 and 2 emissions. Laing O'Rourke also has a long-term goal to be fully net zero across all scopes (1, 2, and 3) by 2050. Additionally, the company set near-term intensity targets, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions for production (kgCO2/tonne) by 25% by 2024, using 2019 as a baseline year for Scope 1. For Scope 2, the target is to reduce overall energy intensity in production by 25% by 2024, against a 2020 baseline.