Samsung C&T Corporation

Samsung C&T Corporation, a South Korean construction company, reported its 2025 carbon emissions. Its market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled approximately 146.4 million kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 89.2 million kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions at approximately 57.3 million kg CO2e. Location-based Scope 2 emissions for 2025 were higher at around 95.3 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2025 were approximately 38.9 million kg CO2e, including about 15.9 million kg CO2e from business travel and approximately 22.6 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Looking back, in 2024, Samsung C&T Corporation's market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 158.5 million kg CO2e, comprising roughly 91.6 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 and about 67 million kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2. Location-based Scope 2 emissions for 2024 were approximately 104.2 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions in 2024 were around 56.1 million kg CO2e, with business travel accounting for approximately 14.2 million kg CO2e and purchased goods and services at about 41.4 million kg CO2e.

For 2023, market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 176.4 million kg CO2e. This included about 100.6 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 and approximately 75.9 million kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2. Location-based Scope 2 emissions for 2023 were about 102.6 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions reached approximately 92.5 million kg CO2e, with business travel contributing about 10.5 million kg CO2e and purchased goods and services approximately 81.6 million kg CO2e.

In 2022, the company's market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 180.7 million kg CO2e, consisting of about 85.7 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 and roughly 95.1 million kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2. Location-based Scope 2 emissions were approximately 99.8 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2022 were approximately 81.9 million kg CO2e, including roughly 6.9 million kg CO2e from business travel, about 434,000 kg CO2e from employee commute, and approximately 74.6 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Samsung C&T Corporation is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. As of 2024, the company has set a near-term absolute target to reduce its operational (Scope 1 and 2) emissions by 58% by 2030, using a 2018 baseline of 231,638 metric tonnes CO2e. By 2023, the company had achieved 41.09% of this planned reduction, indicating it is on track to meet its operational emissions reduction target. While their targets cover Scope 1 and 2 emissions, Scope 3 value chain emissions are not currently included in their formal reduction commitments.