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Rieter Holding AG, frequently known simply as Rieter, is the world's leading supplier of systems for short-staple fibre spinning. Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company leverages a rich heritage since its founding in 1795 to serve the global textile industry with innovative solutions.
Specialising in the development and manufacture of machinery, components, and complete systems for textile processing, Rieter enables spinning mills to produce high-quality yarns efficiently. Their technologically advanced offerings, including ring, rotor, and air-jet spinning machines, are renowned for optimising production and ensuring yarn quality. This comprehensive portfolio solidifies Rieter's position as a global market leader.
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Rieter Holding AG’s score of 69 is higher than 76% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
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Rieter Holding AG, headquartered in Switzerland, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 4.82 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This included about 7.45 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 11.75 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 market-based emissions, and approximately 4.80 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were the use of sold products (about 4.70 billion kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (about 124.65 million kg CO2e).
In the previous year, 2024, Rieter Holding AG's total carbon emissions were approximately 4.25 billion kg CO2e. This comprised around 7.19 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 17.37 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 market-based, and approximately 4.22 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Again, the use of sold products (about 4.10 billion kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (about 141.80 million kg CO2e) were the largest Scope 3 categories.
Looking further back to 2023, the company's total emissions stood at approximately 10.66 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at around 11.41 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions at approximately 25.04 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at about 10.62 billion kg CO2e. The use of sold products (approximately 10.40 billion kg CO2e) was the dominant Scope 3 contributor in 2023.
Rieter Holding AG is committed to climate action, with its Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments classified as "Committed" for both near-term and net-zero targets. The company has a long-term net-zero target for all scopes by 2050, with a stated start year of 2023.
2025
Near-zero scope 1 & 2
Target to achieve near-zero emissions for direct operations and purchased energy
2030
62% reduction in total GHG
Vs 2019 baseline. Validated by SBTi. Includes full supply chain.
2040
50% reduction in Scope 3 intensity
Across purchased goods and services and logistics.
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