Accenture

Accenture, headquartered in Ireland and operating in the Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services industry, has demonstrated a clear commitment to climate action, with reported emissions and ambitious reduction targets.

In 2025, Accenture's total carbon emissions were approximately 711.43 million kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of about 19.33 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 3.71 million kg CO2e (market-based), and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 688.39 million kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 included business travel at approximately 244.99 million kg CO2e, purchased goods and services at about 302.72 million kg CO2e, and employee commute at around 75.59 million kg CO2e.

Looking back, Accenture's total emissions in 2024 were approximately 654.82 million kg CO2e, decreasing from about 542.20 million kg CO2e in 2023. In 2022, total emissions stood at roughly 431.51 million kg CO2e, rising from approximately 376.98 million kg CO2e in 2021. Further back, total emissions were around 752.84 million kg CO2e in 2020. The company reported significantly higher total emissions of approximately 1.36 billion kg CO2e in 2019, about 1.19 billion kg CO2e in 2018, and approximately 1.24 billion kg CO2e in 2017. In 2015, total emissions were about 712.77 million kg CO2e, slightly more than the 665.41 million kg CO2e reported in 2014, and 683.75 million kg CO2e in 2013. Accenture did not disclose specific emissions data for 2007.

Accenture has set several ambitious climate commitments:

• Near-term Targets (by FY2030): The company aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 80% from a FY2019 base year. Additionally, Accenture targets a 55% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions per unit of revenue from the same FY2019 base year.
• Long-term Targets (by FY2040): Accenture is committed to achieving a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from a FY2019 base year. Furthermore, it aims for a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe.
• Net-Zero Commitment: Accenture commits to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by FY2040, focusing on actual reductions across all Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

These targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), with both near-term (FY2030) and long-term (FY2040) targets classified as consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. Accenture also signed The Climate Pledge on 19th August 2021. All emissions data and climate commitments are directly reported by Accenture plc.