Legrand is a French maker of electrical and digital building infrastructure, including products for data centres, headquartered in Limoges; Legrand SA is registered from 1998 and its roots go back to 1865.
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Legrand has cut its own emissions 56% since 2022, but its total footprint rose 22% to 10.6 MtCO2e as emissions from its products in use climbed with data-centre sales. It has SBTi-validated net-zero targets. An independent ACT assessment rated it 'not transitioning in a credible and robust way' and found it unclear about its climate-policy positions.
Legrand scores 40/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified October 2026.
That places Legrand joint 385th of 883 companies scored, and 4th of 11 in Electrical Equipment / Lighting.
Where Legrand sits among electrical equipment / lighting peers.
Among the 11 major electrical equipment / lighting brands we've scored, Legrand sits 4th of 11.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Scope 1 & 2 fell 56.4% from 2022, but total market-based emissions rose 22% to 10.5 Mt (2025).
No quantified nature targets, verified restoration, or published TNFD disclosure.
Water assessed as not material under ESRS E3.
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“56.4% reduction in our Scope 1 & 2 emissions”
“Scope 1 GHG emissions 49 348 tCO2e 57 266 tCO2e”
“covered by a public 60% 47.2% 70%”
“"raison_sociale":"LEGRAND FRANCE","annee_de_reporting":2015”
“Legrand validates its Net-Zero 2050 commitment with SBTi”
“Percentage renewable Quantitative Percentage (%) RT-EE-130a.1 53.1%”
“Scope 11 emissions (use of products sold) increased by 20% between 2022 and 2024, mainly due to the growth of the data center business”
“The agreement covers renewable electricity supply for all of Legrand's operations in France during the 2029–2031 period.”
“Legrand secured commitments from 139 suppliers to reduce their CO2 emissions by 30% by 2030”
“Depuis 2022, 100% de l'électricité consommée par Legrand en France est d'origine renouvelable, par contrat avec nos fournisseurs d'énergie.”
“Engie firma con Legrand el primer PPA 24/7 renovable de Francia con emparejamiento horario del 70%”
“This long-term carbon trajectory is accompanied by an acceleration of the Group's emission reduction targets by 2030 against a 2022 baseline:”
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Legrand is a French maker of electrical and digital building infrastructure, including products for data centres, headquartered in Limoges; Legrand SA is registered from 1998 and its roots go back to 1865. It had about 39,600 employees and €9.5 billion sales in 2025.
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