Hermes
Carbon footprint
Primary Climate Goal
Hermes aims to reduce Scope 1 + 2 by 50.4% by 2030 from a base year 2018
Secondary Climate Goal
Hermes aims to achieve net zero for all Scopes by 2050
GHG emissions and Carbon intensity
Hermes reported Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2022 at 31 Kt (-6.1 /-16.3% y-o-y). Also positively, carbon intensity fell to 2.6 t (-0.9 /-25.7% y-o-y).
Hermes's Scope 3 emissions skyrocketed to 610 Kt (
The company is committed to reducing Scope 1 + 2 by 50.4% by 2030 from a base year 2018, which translates into the estimated reduction of -1.6 Kt per annum over the period of FY2023 - FY2030. This target, however, has not been recognised as science-based (and as aligned with Paris Agreement) by the SBTi.
Also, the company commits to achieving net zero for all Scopes by 2050, which translates into the estimated reduction of -23 Kt per annum over the period of FY2023 - FY2050. This target, however, has not been recognised as science-based (and as aligned with Paris Agreement) by the SBTi.