Wacker Chemie

Wacker Chemie AG, headquartered in Germany and operating within the chemicals sector, has established comprehensive climate commitments and emissions reduction targets.

For the year 2025, Wacker Chemie reported a total of approximately 8.4 billion kg CO2e. This figure is broken down into approximately 1.15 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions, and approximately 900 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 emissions (market-based). Scope 3 emissions accounted for approximately 6.38 billion kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services being a significant contributor at approximately 4.38 billion kg CO2e.

The company has set ambitious targets, including a commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. This aligns with their membership in the Business Ambition for 1.5°C 'Race to Zero' initiative. Wacker Chemie also aims to halve its absolute greenhouse gas emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030, using 2020 as a baseline. Furthermore, they are working to reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services, as well as fuel- and energy-related activities, by 25% by 2030, also against a 2020 baseline. Their long-term vision includes a 95% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2045 and a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 emissions within the same timeframe. Some of these targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), confirming their alignment with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.