Optus

Optus's reported carbon emissions

Optus, a provider of post and telecommunication services headquartered in the US, reported its total carbon emissions for fiscal year 2024 as approximately 840,071,100 kg CO2e. This figure encompasses Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. In fiscal year 2023, Optus's total emissions were approximately 1,978,558,000 kg CO2e. Broken down by scope: Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1,591,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 341,792,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 1,635,165,000 kg CO2e. For fiscal year 2022, Optus reported total emissions of approximately 4,631,873,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 1,579,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (market-based) at approximately 392,674,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 4,209,290,000 kg CO2e. In fiscal year 2021, total emissions were approximately 4,837,306,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1,894,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 4,408,439,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 data for 2021 was not individually listed in the provided data, but the combined Scope 1 and 2 market-based total was approximately 426,564,000 kg CO2e. In fiscal year 2020, Optus reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 2,149,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 412,932,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 13,143,000 kg CO2e. No emissions data was provided for fiscal year 2019. Optus has established several climate commitments. Notably, the company aims to reduce its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 55% by fiscal year 2030, using fiscal year 2023 as the base year. Furthermore, Optus is committed to reducing its Scope 3 emissions by 40% across its operations and supply chain between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2030. The organisation has brought forward its net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target to 2045, from the previous target of 2050. These targets are cascaded from the Singtel Group.