Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank, headquartered in Switzerland (CH) and operating in financial intermediation services, reported its Scope 3 emissions for 2024 as approximately 2.594 billion kg CO2e. This figure includes investments of about 2.591 billion kg CO2e and other Scope 3 emissions of 3.265 million kg CO2e. The bank also disclosed Scope 1 and 2 emissions totaling 252,000 kg CO2e for the same year.

Looking back, the bank's Scope 3 emissions (including investments) have shown fluctuations, with 2023 at approximately 1.965 billion kg CO2e and 2022 at 718,000 kg CO2e. Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 150,000 kg CO2e in 2023 and 200,000 kg CO2e in 2022. Historically, in 2016, Swiss National Bank reported total emissions of 1.6 million kg CO2e, including Scope 2 emissions (purchased heat: 400,000 kg CO2e, purchased electricity: 300,000 kg CO2e) and Scope 3 emissions (purchased goods and services: 60,000 kg CO2e, waste generated in operations: 50,000 kg CO2e).

The Swiss National Bank is committed to ambitious climate targets. It aims to reduce operational Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2030, compared to a 2017 baseline. Furthermore, the bank has a long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions across all scopes by no later than 2050. These targets are supported by various climate-related measures. The bank's performance data is directly reported by Schweizerische Nationalbank itself.