Naspers

Naspers, headquartered in South Africa, reported its most recent Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for 2025. In 2025, Scope 1 emissions were 36,912,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions were 24,614,000 kg CO2e (location-based were 30,269,000 kg CO2e), and Scope 3 emissions totalled 3,827,645,000 kg CO2e. Key Scope 3 categories included investments at 1,542,315,000 kg CO2e, purchased goods and services at 1,312,078,000 kg CO2e, and use of sold products at 912,832,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, Naspers's Scope 1 emissions were 35,559,000 kg CO2e in 2024, 31,438,000 kg CO2e in 2023, 26,268,000 kg CO2e in 2022, 11,283,000 kg CO2e in 2021, and 8,021,000 kg CO2e in 2020. Scope 2 emissions were 19,826,000 kg CO2e in 2024. In 2017, combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 184,458,000 kg CO2e, and in 2016, they were 176,131,000 kg CO2e.

Naspers has set several climate commitments. The company aims for a 30% reduction in corporate air travel emissions by FY30, using FY20 as the base year. They also target a 100% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by FY28 from a FY20 base year, in line with a net-zero climate scenario. Additionally, through its subsidiary iFood, a goal has been announced for 50% of deliveries to be non-polluting by 2025, which would impact both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

Naspers has Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets, classified as "Targets Set" and consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario for near-term targets, with a target year of FY2028. These targets cover 70% of its total investment and lending by invested capital as of FY2020. Naspers is also a signatory to the Climate Pledge as of August 2022.