Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals, headquartered in Canada, reported Scope 2 emissions of 93,100 kg CO2e for 2024. Their Scope 3 emissions for the same year included approximately 925,780 kg CO2e from business travel and 17,000 kg CO2e from employee commute. Data for Scope 1 emissions and Scope 3 purchased goods and services were not disclosed for 2024.

Looking back, in 2023, their Scope 2 emissions were around 97,600 kg CO2e, with Scope 3 business travel at 958,670 kg CO2e and employee commute at 16,200 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 2 emissions were 84,900 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 business travel and employee commute were 672,040 kg CO2e and 16,100 kg CO2e, respectively.

Wheaton Precious Metals has made several climate commitments. They aim to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, including setting targets for both Scope 2 and attributable Scope 3 emissions aligned with a 1.5°C trajectory. The company has also committed to near-term absolute reduction targets, approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with a 1.5°C pathway for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Specifically, Wheaton Precious Metals commits to reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. They also state a commitment to measure and reduce their Scope 3 emissions. Additionally, a document-derived target indicates a 50% reduction in Scope 2 emissions by 2030 from a 2018 baseline.