Liontrust Asset Management

Liontrust Asset Management's reported carbon emissions

Liontrust Asset Management, headquartered in GB and operating in financial intermediation services, has detailed its carbon emissions and climate commitments. For the reporting year 2024, the company reported a total of approximately 6.2 million kg CO2e across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. This figure includes approximately 13,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and roughly 7720 kg CO2e for Scope 2 (market-based). Scope 3 emissions were a significant contributor, with approximately 5.26 million kg CO2e attributed to purchased goods and services and about 887,900 kg CO2e from business travel. In 2023, Liontrust Asset Management's total emissions were approximately 10.6 million kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions were about 13,600 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions were approximately 14,800 kg CO2e. The largest portion of emissions in 2023 came from Scope 3, with purchased goods and services accounting for approximately 9.62 million kg CO2e. The company has established a long-term commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 across its business and investments. Furthermore, Liontrust aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, using 2022 as a base year. This near-term target is reported to be consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. For 2022, the total emissions were approximately 5.82 million kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 13,500 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions at approximately 12,900 kg CO2e. Earlier reporting shows that in 2021, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 13,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (location-based) emissions were about 2.6 million kg CO2e. In 2020, total emissions were approximately 2.9 million kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 255,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) at around 31,600 kg CO2e. Liontrust Asset Management's climate targets are not cascaded from a parent organisation; the company manages its own commitments. The company's Scope 1 and 2 operational emissions targets are set under the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and are classified as 1.5°C aligned.