Nomura Research Institute

Nomura Research Institute, a Japanese company in the Computer and related services industry, reported its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions for 2025 as 1,000,000 kg CO2e and 3,000,000 kg CO2e respectively. For 2024, these figures were 1,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 6,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were 1,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 19,000,000 kg CO2e. Looking back to 2020, Nomura Research Institute reported total Scope 1 emissions of 1,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of 53,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 133,000,000 kg CO2e. The Scope 3 emissions for 2020 included 97,000,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 16,000,000 kg CO2e from capital goods, 10,000,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, 4,000,000 kg CO2e from use of sold products, 3,000,000 kg CO2e from employee commute, and 1,000,000 kg CO2e from business travel.

Nomura Research Institute has committed to several climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by FY2050. Near-term targets include reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 97% by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year. Additionally, Nomura Research Institute is committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30% within the same timeframe (by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year). The company also has a long-term target to maintain at least 97% absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emission reductions from FY2030 through FY2050 from a FY2019 base year, and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% by FY2050 from a FY2019 base year. These targets are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. Earlier commitments included reducing greenhouse gas by 55% (Scope 1+2) by FY2030 compared to FY2013, and reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 72% by 2030 from a 2013 base year. Furthermore, the company committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 emissions from business travel and employee commuting by 25% by 2030 from a 2013 base year, and for 70% of suppliers and vendors by emissions to set science-based targets by 2023.