Environment
Due to the nature of 3i’s business and number of employees, 3i has a relatively small direct impact on the environment and other sustainability issues.
Our impact on the environment is determined largely by our portfolio. We are committed to minimising our direct and indirect impact on the environment and, in 2024, set our near-term science-based GHG emissions reduction targets, which cover our own operations and our portfolio.
Scope 1 & 2 (own operations)
3i Group plc commits to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions by 42% by FY2030 from a FY2023 base year.
Our emissions decreased by 35% from FY2023 (our base year) due to the move to a renewable electricity contract at our Amsterdam office, the reduction in gas consumption as a result of the move to our new headquarters in London, which is powered and heated exclusively with renewable electricity, as well as the closure of our Mumbai office.
Our strategy to meet this target remains consistent and involves engaging with our landlords on the energy efficiency of our premises and on using less carbon-intensive energy sources. We are also engaging with energy suppliers directly or through our landlords on the procurement of renewable electricity.
GHG Operational emissions
Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) - tCO2e
Scope 3 (portfolio emissions)
3i's portfolio engagement target commits us to ensuring that 31% of our listed and eligible portfolio by invested capital sets SBTi-validated targets by FY2028 and 100% by FY2040.
We made significant progress against this target in FY2026, with 52.2% of our portfolio by invested capital setting SBTivalidated targets.
The companies with validated targets include Action, BoConcept, SaniSure, ten23 health, TCR, SRL, Ionisos, Joulz and Belfast City Airport. WaterWipes, a portfolio company which we acquired in January 2025, already has validated targets, but we have excluded it from our progress chart, as we apply a two-year grace period for all new investments.
Portfolio engagement target
% of invested capital
3i commits to a 68% per megawatt-hour (“MWh”) reduction in GHG emissions from the electricity generation sector within its eligible portfolio by FY2030 from a FY2023 base year
3i achieved a 47.3% per MWh reduction towards that target, mainly due to the sale of Attero, a waste treatment and energy-from-waste company which was held in one of the Infrastructure portfolios.
The intensity reduction fluctuates year on year as Infinis, one of our Infrastructure portfolio companies which generates low-carbon power from captured methane, is required to switch on its intermittent power generator for variable periods of time depending on grid needs.
Sustainability report
Read more about our commitment to sustainability in our Annual Report 2026
