The carbon dioxide emissions per full-time employee of HSBC decreased in two of five regions in 2024. Latin America and Asia saw CO2e per FTE decrease in 2024 compared to the previous year. At the same time, carbon emissions increased in the Middle East and North Africa, North America and Europe. The region with the highest CO2 emissions per full-time employee in 2024 was North America, with over five tonnes, while the region with the lowest emissions per full-time employee was Latin America, with 0.45 tonnes.
Total carbon emissions (CO2e) per full-time employee (FTE) of HSBC Holdings Plc worldwide from 2017 to 2024, by region
(in tonnes)
The source added the following information "In 2019, the way market based Scope 2 carbon emissions were reported to the Hong Kong market changed in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol guidance. This change resulted in an increase of 4% in our total reported carbon emissions for 2019 as Hong Kong represented our 2nd largest electricity consumption market. Without this change, we would have been able to report 2.17 tonnes per FTE."
Figures prior to 2022 were collected from previous reports.
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