Alcon

Alcon, headquartered in Switzerland (CH) and operating in the Medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks industry, reported total market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 200,199,000 kg CO2e in 2025. Scope 1 emissions were about 78,239,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions were approximately 121,960,000 kg CO2e. In 2025, Alcon's Scope 3 emissions totalled about 1,195,537,000 kg CO2e, with upstream transportation and distribution contributing 1,146,365,000 kg CO2e and downstream transportation and distribution accounting for 49,171,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, Alcon's market-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions have shown a downward trend: 204,978,000 kg CO2e in 2024, 233,482,000 kg CO2e in 2023, 256,010,000 kg CO2e in 2022, 309,083,000 kg CO2e in 2021, and 327,882,000 kg CO2e in 2020. The company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions in 2019 were approximately 346,435,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions for that year recorded at about 1,232,428,000 kg CO2e.

Alcon is committed to achieving carbon neutrality across its global operations (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions) by 2030. The company also aspires to establish long-term Scope 3 emissions targets for 2040 and 2050, aligning with the Swiss Ordinance on Climate Disclosures and associated Swiss Climate Goals. While a specific reduction target for Scope 3 is still under development, Alcon's short-term goal for Scope 3 is to refine emissions data for priority categories, including purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution.