Laing Orourke

Laing O'Rourke, a UK-headquartered construction company, reported an estimated 1,333,658,000 kg CO2e in total emissions for 2025. In 2024, their total emissions were approximately 1,115,144,000 kg CO2e, including Scope 1 emissions of 18,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 12,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling 1,085,144,000 kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 contributors in 2024 included purchased goods and services at 985,105,000 kg CO2e, capital goods at 28,262,000 kg CO2e, and employee commute at 18,505,000 kg CO2e.

For 2023, Laing O'Rourke's total emissions were approximately 960,029,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 17,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based at 10,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 933,029,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, their Scope 1 emissions were 15,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 market-based emissions were 10,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions including 791,261,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Laing O'Rourke is committed to achieving operational net zero by 2030, specifically targeting Scope 1 and 2 emissions from their directly controlled operations, including energy use, fleet, and heavy plant fuel. Furthermore, the company aims to be fully net zero across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050. They have set a near-term intensity reduction target to cut CO2 emissions for production (kgCO2/tonne) by 25% by 2024, starting from 2019 levels. Another near-term target is to reduce overall energy intensity in production by 25% by 2024, with 2020 as the baseline.