In 2023, Poste Italiane 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), Scope 2 (indirect emissions from purchased energy), and Scope 3 (indirect emissions across the value chain).
Poste Italiane has also provided a category-level breakdown for 3 out of 15 Scope 3 emissions categories, offering greater transparency into its value chain emissions.
Metric (tCO2e) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 - 2017 |
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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 2023, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Poste Italiane amounted to 253,825 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 2022, the total operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of Poste Italiane decreased by 3.02%, showing that the company has made progress in taking action to reduce the climate impact of its operations.
In 2023, the total Scope 1 emissions of Poste Italiane were 130,592 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Since 2020, Poste Italiane's Scope 1 emissions have decreased by 18.03%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 1 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2022), Poste Italiane's Scope 1 emissions decreased by 14.48%, highlighting the company's efforts to lower direct emissions from assets it owns or controls.
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 4,972 tCOâ‚‚e using the market-based method, and 123,233 tCOâ‚‚e using the location-based method.
Since 2020, Poste Italiane's Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Location-Based) have decreased by 17.87%, reflecting a declining long-term trend in Scope 2 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2022), Poste Italiane's Scope 2 emissions (Location-Based) rose by 13.03% in 2023, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions from purchased electricity and energy
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported its Scope 2 emissions using the market-based method and using the location-based method.
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported 9,763,568.95 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e) of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing indirect emissions across its upstream and downstream value chain.
The 2023 disclosure of Poste Italiane includes a breakdown across 3 of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol, matching the level of disclosure in 2022, demonstrating consistent Scope 3 emissions reporting coverage year over year.
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported total Scope 3 emissions of 9,763,568.95 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e).
Approximately 0.42% of these emissions originated from upstream activities such as purchased goods and capital goods, while 99.58% came from downstream activities like product use, distribution, and end-of-life treatment.
Since 2020, Poste Italiane's Scope 3 emissions have increased by 5,034.56%, reflecting a rising long-term trend in Scope 3 emissions over time.
Compared to the previous year (2022), Poste Italiane's Scope 3 emissions increased by 10.47%, suggesting that the company faced challenges in reducing emissions across its value chain.
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported emissions for 3 out of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol.
The limited disclosure restricts visibility into specific emission sources across the company's value chain.
In 2023, the largest contributors to Poste Italiane's Scope 3 emissions were:
In 2023, Poste Italiane reported a total carbon footprint of 10,017,393.95 metric tons of COâ‚‚ equivalent (tCOâ‚‚e) across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. This represents a 10.08% increase compared to 2022, suggesting a rise in emissions across its operations or value chain.
The largest contributor to Poste Italiane's total carbon footprint was Scope 3 emissions, accounting for 97.47% of the company's total carbon footprint, followed by Scope 1 emissions at 1.3%.