BRAC Bank has emerged as one of the first institutions in Bangladesh to publicly disclose 100% of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, covering the full spectrum from internal operations to emissions generated through its financing activities.
With the release of its Sustainability and Impact Report 2024, BRAC Bank completed a full-scale carbon accounting exercise, reporting a total of 1,477,468 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) across direct (Scope 1), energy-related (Scope 2), and value chain (Scope 3) emissions, marking a significant step toward environmental transparency in the financial sector.
Under Scope 1, which includes direct emissions from sources owned or controlled by the bank such as diesel generators, refrigerants, and fleet fuel, the bank reported 1,630 tCO₂e.
For Scope 2, covering indirect emissions from purchased electricity, the figure stood at 16,671 tCO₂e.
Scope 3 emissions, which encompass indirect impacts across the value chain, amounted to 1,459,167 tCO₂e. Of this, 1,423,479 tCO₂e came from Category 15 financed activities—emissions generated by the businesses and sectors the bank supports. These alone represent over 96% of BRAC Bank’s total reported carbon footprint.
