Zurich

Zurich Insurance Group, headquartered in CH and operating within the Insurance and pension funding services industry, has set ambitious climate commitments. For 2025, the company reported approximately 56.4 billion kg CO2e in total emissions. This figure comprises about 15.7 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2 emissions and approximately 40.7 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions.

Looking at previous years, total emissions in 2024 were approximately 56.4 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 and 2 accounting for about 18.0 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 for approximately 38.4 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, total emissions were around 60.1 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 and 2 at approximately 19.8 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 at about 40.3 billion kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 3 emissions were approximately 33.9 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled about 21.2 billion kg CO2e. In 2021, total emissions were roughly 48.6 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 and 2 at approximately 21.4 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 at about 27.1 billion kg CO2e. In 2019, total emissions were a significant 180.8 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions at approximately 48.3 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions at about 132.5 billion kg CO2e.

Zurich is committed to achieving net-zero operational emissions by 2030, accelerating its previous target. The company aims for an absolute reduction in operational emissions of 60% by 2025 and 70% by 2029, compared to a 2019 baseline. Furthermore, Zurich has a goal for 75% of its managed procurement spend to be with suppliers who have science-based emissions reduction targets by 2025, and net-zero targets by 2030. The company has also committed to being carbon neutral for all emissions by 2050.