Avantor

Avantor, a US-based Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing company, reported its latest carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 2.66 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of 36.89 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of 31.18 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 2.59 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 include purchased goods and services (approximately 1.39 billion kg CO2e), use of sold products (441.10 million kg CO2e), and processing of sold products (371.57 million kg CO2e).

Looking back, in 2024, Avantor's Scope 1 emissions were 36.55 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions were 34.85 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 2.42 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, the company's Scope 1 emissions were 40.74 million kg CO2e, with market-based Scope 2 emissions at 34.08 million kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were 41.36 million kg CO2e and location-based Scope 2 emissions were 37.12 million kg CO2e. In 2021, Scope 1 emissions were 41.01 million kg CO2e and location-based Scope 2 emissions were 39.50 million kg CO2e.

Avantor has set ambitious climate commitments validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. Furthermore, Avantor aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% within the same timeframe, also from a 2020 base year. Additionally, Avantor is targeting a 42% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products (specifically for sold fossil fuels) by 2030, using 2020 as the base year. These targets are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. Earlier commitments included a target to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 15% by 2025, against a 2019 baseline.