Abrdn

Abrdn, a UK-based company in services auxiliary to financial intermediation, reported its total carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 6.7 million kg CO2e. This figure includes about 585,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 285,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 market-based emissions, and significant Scope 3 emissions, notably 111.7 billion kg CO2e from investments, 55.2 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 3.85 million kg CO2e from employee commute, 949,000 kg CO2e from upstream leased assets, and 150,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities.

For 2024, Abrdn's total carbon emissions were approximately 8.34 million kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 692,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions at 426,000 kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 categories included 4.97 million kg CO2e from employee commute and 168,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, though data for purchased goods and services was not available.

In 2023, total carbon emissions were approximately 9.92 million kg CO2e, comprising around 739,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 and 558,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 market-based emissions. Scope 3 emissions included about 6.01 million kg CO2e from business travel, 1.21 million kg CO2e from employee commute, 7,000 kg CO2e from waste generated in operations, and 135,000 kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities.

Abrdn's real estate business has committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon across Scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050, as defined by the Better Buildings Partnership (BBP) Climate Commitment. This commitment has seen a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity (by floor area) between 2019 and 2023 for funds undertaking a net-zero pathway, and an 11% reduction for the same measure between 2022 and 2023. Abrdn also actively tracks Scope 3 emissions for many of its funds and aims to enhance the reliability of this dataset.