Sixt SE

Sixt SE, a Germany-based company operating in renting services of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods, has reported comprehensive emissions data for its operations.

For the 2025 reporting year, Sixt SE's total emissions were approximately 8.41 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 30.17 million kg CO2e, comprising mobile combustion (approximately 24.84 million kg CO2e) and stationary combustion (about 5.33 million kg CO2e). Scope 2 emissions, on a market-based approach, amounted to approximately 832.91 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2025 were reported at about 32.59 million kg CO2e, with the end-of-life treatment of sold products contributing approximately 1.11 billion kg CO2e. Data for Scope 3 categories such as purchased goods and services, business travel, and employee commute were noted as missing for this period.

In 2024, total emissions for Sixt SE were approximately 7.87 billion kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions were about 33.26 million kg CO2e, with mobile combustion at approximately 27.58 million kg CO2e and stationary combustion at about 5.69 million kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions, using the market-based method, totalled approximately 783.08 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2024 were approximately 29.03 million kg CO2e, with the end-of-life treatment of sold products accounting for about 992.00 million kg CO2e. Similar to 2025, missing Scope 3 data points included purchased goods and services, business travel, and employee commute.

For the 2021 reporting year, Sixt SE's total emissions were approximately 14.00 million kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions were about 478,000 kg CO2e, with stationary combustion at around 461,000 kg CO2e and mobile combustion at approximately 17,000 kg CO2e, alongside 4,000 kg CO2e of fugitive emissions. Scope 2 emissions totalled approximately 3.03 million kg CO2e, consisting of purchased electricity (about 2.84 million kg CO2e) and purchased heat (around 186,000 kg CO2e). Scope 3 emissions for 2021 were approximately 10.59 million kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services contributing about 6.63 million kg CO2e, investments around 1.26 million kg CO2e, and fuel and energy-related activities at approximately 2.08 million kg CO2e. Business travel and employee commute were identified as missing Scope 3 data points for 2021.

In 2020, Sixt SE's total emissions were approximately 22.09 million kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions stood at about 473,000 kg CO2e, comprising stationary combustion of approximately 453,000 kg CO2e and mobile combustion of about 20,000 kg CO2e, alongside 4,000 kg CO2e of fugitive emissions. Scope 2 emissions totalled approximately 3.09 million kg CO2e, with purchased electricity at about 2.92 million kg CO2e and purchased heat at around 172,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2020 were approximately 18.54 million kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services accounting for about 9.82 million kg CO2e, investments at around 3.14 million kg CO2e, and fuel and energy-related activities at approximately 2.22 million kg CO2e. Business travel and employee commute were also noted as missing Scope 3 data for this year.

Sixt SE is committed to climate action and has previously committed to science-based targets. An expired commitment dating to August 2023 indicated that targets covering scopes 1 and 2 were consistent with reductions needed to keep warming to 1.5°C. The company also had a net-zero commitment in place as of August 2023, although the commitment has been removed according to the latest available information. There was also an earlier removed commitment from August 2023 that indicated a net-zero commitment. The company's emissions data for 2023 and 2022 are not detailed in the provided information, with only fleet average CO2 emissions data available for those years.