Swisscom
With 6.33 million mobile phone customers, 1.49 million television subscribers and 2.7 million broadband connections for private and business customers in Switzerland, Swisscom is one of the leading telecommunications companies and one of the leading IT companies. In addition, Swisscom builds and maintains mobile phone and landline infrastructure, broadcasts radio signals, builds and operates data centres and operates in the banking, energy, entertainment, advertising and health sectors. In 2024, Swisscom generated sales of CHF 11.04 billion with 19 887 employees (Vodafone Italia excluded).
Energy and climate
Swisscom is pursuing the goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions along the entire value chain by 2035. This is based on science-based targets (SBTi): A total of 90 per cent of emissions are to be reduced along all Scopes 1-3 by 2035; remaining emissions will be compensated through certified climate projects. In 2024, the reduction compared to 2018 was -37 per cent for Scope 1 and 2 and -20 per cent for Scope 3.
To achieve its targets, Swisscom relies on 100 per cent renewable electricity, the electrification of its vehicle fleet, energy-efficient data centers, second-life programmes for devices, and cooperation with suppliers. ICT solutions alone enabled customers to avoid over 1.2 million tons of CO2 in 2024 – a significant contribution to decarbonization in Switzerland. In addition, Swisscom is already investing in scaling the market for negative emissions technologies and nature conservation. In doing so, it wants to give itself and others access to high-quality CO2 removal certificates and take responsibility for the emissions that have not yet been fully reduced.
Targets
Under the EEC initiative, Swisscom has pledged to meet the following targets:
1. Increasing energy efficiency
Benchmark: 2024
- Target for 2026: +3%
- Target for 2034: +30%
2. Reduce energy consumption
- Target for 2030: -30%
3. Energy from renewable sources
All Swisscom’s electricity already comes from renewable sources.
4. Producing green power
Photovoltaics
- Production in 2024: 3.7GWh
- Target for 2030: 10GWh
Measures
Like all the participants, Swisscom has undertaken to implement the joint measures. In addition, Swisscom is also implementing the following individual measures:
1. Efficient cooling of mobile telephony base stations (New: Scirocco II)
2023: -7GWh/year compared with 2020
2. Smartphone recycling scheme
2025: 250,000 devices/year
3. CO2 savings by customers and portfolio
2025: -1 million t CO2/year compared with 2020
Further information
Up-to-date information on the implementation status of this participant’s targets and measures is published in our Energy and Climate Report. Swisscom also provides information on its own website about its commitments in the area of energy and climate.