Swiss National Bank

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), based in CH and operating within Financial intermediation services, except insurance and pension funding services (65), has set ambitious climate targets. For 2024, the SNB reported Scope 3 emissions amounting to approximately 2.59 billion kg CO2e, primarily from its investments. In the same year, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 252,000 kg CO2e.

Looking at previous years, in 2023, Scope 3 emissions from investments were about 1.96 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalling approximately 208,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, the SNB reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 127,000 kg CO2e. In 2016, total emissions were approximately 1.6 million kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions from purchased heat and electricity totalling about 400,000 kg CO2e and 300,000 kg CO2e respectively, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and waste generated in operations at approximately 60,000 kg CO2e and 50,000 kg CO2e.

The SNB has committed to reducing its operational Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030, using 2017 as a baseline. Furthermore, the bank aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. These targets are to be achieved through a variety of climate-related measures.