Discovery Ltd

Common Name
Discovery
Country
South Africa
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Insurance - Life
Employees
N/A
Ticker
DSY
Exchange
JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE
Description
Discovery Ltd is a leading financial services company that primarily engages in the provision of health insurance and investment products. The company's core mission is to enhance and protect the live...

Discovery's Climate Target Data Preview

As of 2024, Discovery has disclosed 3 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 3 absolute reduction targets, signaling the company’s commitment to managing and lowering its carbon footprint over time. The targets span various emissions scopes and time horizons, offering insight into Discovery ’s climate strategy, ambition level, and alignment with global decarbonization goals.

Target TypeScope of TargetUnitTargetTarget Year
Absolute-based Target
Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total
Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)
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2024
Absolute-based Target
Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total
Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)
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2025
Absolute-based Target
Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total
Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e)
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2030

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Insights into Discovery's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pathways

As of 2024, Discovery has set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that cover its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2), but not its value chain emissions (Scope 3). This means its reduction efforts currently focus on direct and purchased energy emissions.

Does Discovery have a target to reduce the emissions from its operations?

As of 2024, Discovery has set a target to reduce its operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically those from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.

Discovery's most ambitious operational target is to reduce these emissions by 42% by 2030, compared to a baseline of 35,897 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2019.

As of 2024, Discovery is ahead of schedule on its operational emissions reduction target, having achieved 50.95% of the planned reduction.

Discovery's Operational (Scope 1+2) Emissions Pathway

2019202420242025203009 k18 k27 k36 kBaselineCurrent (-21%)Target 2030 (-42%)
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