SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

SK Telecom Co., Ltd., a telecommunication services provider headquartered in South Korea, reported its total carbon emissions for 2024 as approximately 4.38 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 5.92 million kg CO2e, primarily from stationary and mobile combustion, and Scope 2 emissions of about 1.16 billion kg CO2e, predominantly from purchased electricity. Scope 3 emissions were the largest component, totalling approximately 3.21 billion kg CO2e, with significant contributions from purchased goods and services, investments, and capital goods.

Looking back, SK Telecom's total emissions were approximately 4.39 billion kg CO2e in 2023, and about 4.43 billion kg CO2e in 2022. In 2020, the company's total emissions were approximately 7.96 billion kg CO2e.

SK Telecom has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. As a near-term target, SK Telecom commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 45.7% by 2030, using a 2020 base year. Additionally, it targets a 22.3% absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe. These near-term targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. For its 2050 Net Zero goal, SK Telecom plans to achieve zero indirect emissions (Scope 2) through energy reduction and renewable energy use (RE100), and zero direct emissions (Scope 1) via carbon offset initiatives.