South Pole Holding AG

South Pole Holding AG, an Environmental Consulting Services firm headquartered in Switzerland, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 2,575,000 kg CO2e in 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of 51,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 16,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 2,507,000 kg CO2e. Key contributors to their Scope 3 emissions in 2024 were purchased goods and services (1,334,000 kg CO2e) and business travel (716,000 kg CO2e).

In 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 3,396,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of 13,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 18,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 3,365,000 kg CO2e. Business travel accounted for 2,097,000 kg CO2e of their 2023 Scope 3 emissions. For 2022, South Pole reported Scope 1 emissions of 21,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 16,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 3,585,000 kg CO2e, with business travel representing 2,651,000 kg CO2e of the Scope 3 total.

South Pole Holding AG has committed to ambitious Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aligned goals. They aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across their entire value chain by 2040. Their near-term targets include reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 72% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Additionally, they plan to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions from air-related business travel by 91.5% per FTE by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and all other absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel by 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. For the long term, South Pole is committed to reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2040 from a 2019 base year. These commitments are directly from South Pole Holding AG's disclosed SBTi targets.