In 2024, Alcon completed a corporate carbon footprint assessment and publicly disclosed its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to the GHG Protocol, covering Scope 1 (direct emissions from owned or controlled sources), and Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy).
However, Alcon has not published a category-level breakdown of its Scope 3 emissions, limiting visibility into specific value chain sources.
Metric (tCO2e) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 - 2017 |
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Total Scope 1 | 0000000 | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | 0000000 |
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Market-Based | 0000000 | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | 0000000 |
Location-Based | 0000000 | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | 0000000 |
Total Scope 3 | 0000000 | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data. | 0000000 |
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In 2024, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Alcon amounted to 292,699 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. This figure includes both direct emissions from owned or controlled sources (Scope 1) and indirect emissions from purchased energy (Scope 2).
Compared to 2023, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Alcon decreased by 6.05%, showing that the company has made progress in taking action to reduce the climate impact of its operations.
In 2024, the total Scope 1 emissions of Alcon were 74,202 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Since 2020, Alcon's Scope 1 emissions have decreased by 5.98%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 1 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2023), Alcon's Scope 1 emissions decreased by 1.3%, highlighting the company's efforts to lower direct emissions from assets it owns or controls.
In 2024, Alcon reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 130,776 tCOâ‚‚e using the market-based method, and 218,497 tCOâ‚‚e using the location-based method.
Since 2020, Alcon's Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Location-Based) have decreased by 17.75%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 2 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2023), Alcon's Scope 2 emissions (Location-Based) have remained relatively stable, indicating that Alcon 's emissions have plateaued with no significant change in its energy consumption footprint.
In 2024, Alcon reported its Scope 2 emissions using the market-based method and using the location-based method.