Taking responsibility and harnessing collaboration: The keys to unlocking Scope 3 emissions reduction

Jun 27, 2023

Europe - crystal globe resting on moss in a forest; Scope 3 emissions are the hardest to decarbonize.

Scope 3 emissions are the hardest to decarbonize. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Eric Enselme

Executive Fellow, World Economic Forum Geneva

Kyriakos Triantafyllidis

Head of Growth and Strategy, Centre for Advanced Manufacturing and Supply Chains, World Economic Forum

Pierre Bagnon

Vice President, Operations Transformation, Capgemini

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CO2 FIGURE 3 -equivalent emissions by Scope for selected industries, 2019 (%)

Percentage of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions across selected industries in 2019. Image: World Economic Forum

Scope 3 emissions estimated by CDP for 35,533 companies per emission source in year 2014. The number of companies for which each type of scope 3 emissions was calculated is presented in parentheses for each sector. Image: CDP

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