In 2024, Boston Scientific 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, Boston Scientific 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 |
Total Scope 2 | ||||
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 |
Unspecified Calculation Method | 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 Boston Scientific amounted to 200,428 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 Boston Scientific increased by 8.73%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing its emissions from its core operations.
In 2024, the total Scope 1 emissions of Boston Scientific were 87,567 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Since 2018, Boston Scientific's Scope 1 emissions have increased by 180.15%, reflecting a rising long-term trend in Scope 1 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2023), Boston Scientific's Scope 1 emissions increased by 5.88%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions from its directly owned or controlled operations.
In 2024, Boston Scientific reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 9,854 tCOâ‚‚e using the market-based method, and 112,861 tCOâ‚‚e using the location-based method.
Compared to the previous year (2023), Boston Scientific's Scope 2 emissions (Location-Based) rose by 11.06% in 2024, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions from purchased electricity and energy
In 2024, Boston Scientific reported its Scope 2 emissions using the market-based method and using the location-based method.