Reducing emissions
in all relevant categories

In this context, DEKRA joined the “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” back in 2022. The expert organization now has the target of an absolute emissions reduction of 46.2 percent in Scope 1 and Scope 2 and 27.5 percent in Scope 3 by 2030 - in each case compared to the base year 2019. In Scope 1 and 2, the conversion of fossil energy consumption in buildings and the vehicle fleet will continue to play a decisive role for DEKRA. In Scope 3, it is the supply chain, business travel and employee commuting that cause the majority of emissions.

If we take a closer look at the DEKRA Group's greenhouse gas footprint in the individual emissions categories, we can see a significant reduction in Scope 1 and 2 between 2019 and 2023. In Scope 1, emissions from heating energy consumption (excluding district heating) and the vehicle fleet fell from 43,357 to 38,383 tons CO₂e. In Scope 2, emissions from electricity and district heating procurement fell from 34,840 to 18,773 tons CO₂e. In Scope 3, there was an increase from 382,045 to 403,098 tons CO₂e in the same period.