Swiss Life

Swiss Life, an insurance and pension funding services provider headquartered in Switzerland (CH), reported total greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 14.8 million kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 4.6 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 1.9 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, and 8.4 million kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions.

For 2024, total emissions were approximately 15.9 million kg CO2e, comprising around 5.8 million kg CO2e in Scope 1, 885,000 kg CO2e in Scope 2, and 9.2 million kg CO2e in Scope 3. In 2023, total emissions were approximately 14.2 million kg CO2e, with about 7.1 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, 388,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2, and 6.8 million kg CO2e from Scope 3.

Swiss Life is committed to reducing its carbon footprint. The company aims to reduce its CO2 emissions per full-time employee (FTE) by 35% by the end of 2024, compared to 2019 levels. This target applies to both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Furthermore, Swiss Life has set a more ambitious goal to reduce CO2 emissions per FTE by 50% by the end of 2027, also against a 2019 baseline. In the realm of its direct real estate investments, Swiss Life plans to decrease the carbon intensity of its directly held portfolio by 20% by 2030, compared to 2019. The company also states that its operational activities have been net zero since 2022, primarily through offsetting unavoidable CO2 emissions.