Trafigura Group has become the first major energy trading house to disclose its so-called Scope 3 emissions from the resources it buys and sells.
The Swiss merchant’s Scope 3 emissions — which are accrued across the supply chain of a company’s business — exceeded 378 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, it showed in its annual sustainability report on Friday. Products purchased and sold accounted for 95% of that figure.
The disclosure comes as pressure mounts on commodities firms to become more transparent on the amount of carbon their businesses produce beyond their own production assets and employees, ...