Proximus

Proximus's reported carbon emissions

Proximus, a post and telecommunication services company headquartered in Belgium, has established comprehensive climate commitments and reported significant carbon emissions. **Carbon Emissions:** * **2025:** Proximus reported a total of 375,157,000 kg CO2e. This breaks down into approximately 19,757,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions and around 355,380,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions. Scope 2 emissions, using the market-based approach, were approximately 21,000 kg CO2e. * **2024:** The company's total emissions for 2024 were approximately 422,284,000 kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions were about 23,085,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 399,199,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions were reported as 0 kg CO2e using the market-based approach. * **2023:** Total emissions for 2023 were reported as 424,518,000 kg CO2e, comprising roughly 27,418,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 397,100,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3. Scope 2 emissions were 0 kg CO2e (market-based). * **2022:** Proximus emitted approximately 551,400,000 kg CO2e in 2022. Scope 1 emissions accounted for about 31,500,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were around 519,900,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions were 0 kg CO2e (market-based). * **2021:** Total emissions for 2021 were approximately 536,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 26,600,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions at approximately 509,400,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions were 26,600,000 kg CO2e (market-based). * **2020:** Total emissions for 2020 were around 440,517,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 26,632,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at about 785,000 kg CO2e (market-based), and Scope 3 at approximately 413,100,000 kg CO2e. **Climate Commitments and Reduction Targets:** Proximus is committed to ambitious emissions reductions across its value chain. Key targets include: * **Net-Zero by 2040:** The company aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its entire value chain by 2040, using 2020 as a base year. * **Scope 1 and 2 Reductions:** Proximus has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 66% by 2030, from a 2020 base year. They also aim to maintain a minimum of 95% absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emission reductions from 2030 through 2040. Furthermore, Proximus commits to sourcing 100% renewable electricity annually through 2030. * **Scope 3 Reductions:** Proximus aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, from a 2020 base year. For the long term, they commit to reducing absolute scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2040. These commitments are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) framework, indicating a science-led approach to emissions reduction.