Medical Properties Trust

Medical Properties Trust, a US-based real estate services company, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 207.5 million kg CO2e for the 2024 reporting year.

Breaking this down, their Scope 1 emissions were approximately 2.25 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions (location-based) were around 2.8 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions constituted the majority at approximately 202.4 million kg CO2e. Within Scope 3, downstream leased assets accounted for roughly 201.6 million kg CO2e, and business travel was about 854,000 kg CO2e.

Looking at previous years, in 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 373.7 million kg CO2e. This included around 4.3 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, 1.8 million kg CO2e (location-based) for Scope 2, and approximately 367.6 million kg CO2e for Scope 3. The Scope 3 breakdown for 2023 showed roughly 366.5 million kg CO2e from downstream leased assets and about 1.1 million kg CO2e from business travel.

In 2022, total emissions were approximately 341.3 million kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 4.9 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (location-based) at around 673,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2022 were approximately 341.3 million kg CO2e, with downstream leased assets being the dominant contributor and business travel accounting for approximately 1.1 million kg CO2e.

For 2021, Medical Properties Trust reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 4.7 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (location-based) of about 679,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 645,000 kg CO2e, solely attributed to business travel.

Medical Properties Trust has not publicly disclosed any specific carbon reduction targets, such as Science Based Targets (SBTi), nor has it made commitments like The Climate Pledge. The company's emissions data is reported directly by Medical Properties Trust, Inc. and is not cascaded from a parent or related organisation.