Vodacom

Vodacom, a leading telecommunication services provider headquartered in South Africa, reported its Scope 1 emissions at 193,300,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) at 1,000,000 kg CO2e for 2026. Its Scope 3 emissions for the same year were approximately 1,807,201,400 kg CO2e, including significant contributions from purchased goods and services (674,701,800 kg CO2e) and capital goods (374,433,800 kg CO2e). For 2025, Vodacom's Scope 1 emissions were 191,700,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were 900,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 1,625,132,300 kg CO2e.

Looking back, Vodacom's Scope 1 and 2 emissions (market-based) were 618,800,000 kg CO2e in 2024, 855,200,000 kg CO2e in 2023, and 947,000,000 kg CO2e in 2022. In 2021, these figures stood at 850,000,000 kg CO2e, with 190,000,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 and 660,000,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based). In 2020, Vodacom's Scope 1 and 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 905,732,600 kg CO2e.

Vodacom is committed to climate action, with a near-term target to achieve a 50% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2025, against a 2022 baseline. The company also holds a "Committed" status for its near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) target and had a "Committed" status for a net-zero target. Vodacom's SBTi commitment is cascaded from its ultimate parent, Vodacom Group Limited.