Sustainability Report

Overview

The report presents Bertelsmann's 2025 Group-wide sustainability performance, including a 50 percent Scope 1 to 3 emissions-reduction target by 2030, 97 percent renewable electricity procurement, and market-based total GHG emissions of 2,657,315 tons CO2e. It reports 76,965 employees and describes the suspension of a supplier relationship after a child-labor finding in Laos, together with planned preventive measures.

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Report type: Sustainability Report
Class: Dedicated
Scope: Extract
Fiscal year: 2025
Period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Language: English
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