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2,400 assets
8m m2 total floor area
380,000 tCO2e annual portfolio carbon emissions
Siemens has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalisation in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society.
Member of Germany Green Building Council
295,000 employees
1. Commit
Commit to only owning and occupying net zero carbon operational assets by 2030.
2. Disclose
Disclose energy consumption and carbon emissions annually via publicly accessible Global Sustainability Report that describes progress made on commitments and energy efficiency in buildings.
3. Act
Continue to implement a decarbonisation plan that incorporates energy efficiency measures, on-site renewable infrastructure and procurement of renewable energy for buildings and industrial processes.
4. Verify
Verify energy consumption and carbon emissions data via a third party verification process. Continue stringent internal reporting process and undertake relevant reporting in line with Commitment requirements.
5. Advocate
Siemens is committed to become carbon neutral by 2030 and halve emissions by 2020 (compared to 2015). Continue to act as a strong advocate for building energy efficiency, climate action and industry transformation via its own commitments and membership of advocacy groups such as the WEF CEO Climate Leaders Alliance and the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition.
NZCB Commitment & The Climate Pledge: Accelerating Decarbonisation
In 2022, Siemens announced new, more ambitious targets for our own decarbonization, including investing €650 million in those decarbonization efforts between now and 2030,” said Matt Helgeson, Head of Sustainability, Siemens USA. “With regard to building emissions, we want to own or lease only buildings with no net CO2 emissions by the year 2030. We intend to achieve this goal by means of various measures such as building new CO2-neutral buildings, modernizing existing buildings, and leasing office space with the lowest possible emissions. We have issued a guideline defining the criteria for the CO2-neutral operation of new buildings and setting maximum permissible emissions in the supply chain and in construction activities. Our New Normal Working Model is enabling us to reduce emissions from the use of our buildings.
Our active involvement in the WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, which contributes to further targets outlined through our participation in other initiatives such as The Climate Pledge and SBTi – is key to executing our global sustainability strategy, and ensures strong collaboration across a broad ecosystem of like-minded companies as we all seek a cleaner, healthier environment for future generations.
Commitment Partner Initiatives
