Our emissions in Switzerland
As mentioned at the beginning, we have been continuously and systematically reducing our CO2 emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 since 1990 and in Scope 3 since 2013. In addition to measures to increase energy efficiency, we are taking further action to reduce our impact on the climate.
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As a Group, we are committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by 2035.
Swisscom’s climate targets
| Start year | Target year | Target | As at 2023 | |||||
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| Targets of Swisscom in Switzerland | ||||||||
| Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction | 1990 | 2025 | –90% | –88% | ||||
| Scope 3 reduction | 2013 | 2025 | –50% | –38% | ||||
| Climate-neutral operations 1 | 2020 | Achieved | ||||||
| Climate-neutral company (Scope 1–3) 1 | 2025 | On track | ||||||
| Scopes 1–3 reduction acc. to 1.5°C reduction path of sector guidance (SBTi) | 2020 | 2025 | –25% | –15% | ||||
| Scopes 1–3 reduction acc. to 1.5°C reduction path of sector guidance (SBTi) | 2020 | 2030 | –50% | –15% | ||||
| SBTi targets of the Swisscom Group (incl. Fastweb) | ||||||||
| Near-term target Scope 1 and 2 2 | 2018 | 2030 | 80% | –35% | ||||
| Near-term target Scope 3 2 | 2018 | 2030 | 60% | –18% | ||||
| Long-term target Scope 1–3 | 2018 | 2035 | 90% | –18% | ||||
| Net zero 2035 Scope 1–3 2 | 2035 | |||||||
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1 Residual emissions are offset through climate protection projects for CO2 avoidance or removal.
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2 The target limit includes biogenic land-based emissions.
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3 Includes emissions from Fastweb that have not yet been audited; the 2023 status has not yet been reported to SBTi.
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Although the new SBTi baseline year requirements in the ICT sector mean that we can no longer fully take into account the many years of emission reductions since 1990 within the framework of the targets, we have set ourselves the ambitious Group target of achieving net zero by 2035. As an interim step, we want to achieve full climate neutrality across the entire value chain of our Swiss business by 2025. To this end, we want to reduce our total Scope 1 to 3 emissions by a further 25% from 2020 to 2025. We will use high-quality carbon certificates from selected climate protection projects to offset the residual emissions that remain unavoidable despite intensive measures to reduce them and, in so doing, take responsibility for currently unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions.