Ahold Delhaize

Ahold Delhaize, a food products retailer headquartered in the Netherlands, reported its total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions as approximately 64.02 billion kg CO2e in 2023. This included around 1.84 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 emissions, which cover direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, and 810 million kg CO2e for Scope 2 market-based emissions from purchased electricity, heat, or steam. Scope 3 emissions, which account for indirect emissions from the value chain, were approximately 61.37 billion kg CO2e in the same year. In 2022, the company's total emissions were approximately 64.17 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 1.84 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based at 1.02 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 61.31 billion kg CO2e. For 2021, total emissions were roughly 63.67 billion kg CO2e, comprising approximately 1.79 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 1.1 billion kg CO2e for Scope 2 market-based, with Scope 3 emissions at about 60.78 billion kg CO2e.

Ahold Delhaize has set several climate commitments and targets. The company has a long-term net-zero target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain to net-zero by 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). For near-term targets, Ahold Delhaize commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. It also aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting, use of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 42% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. Furthermore, the company commits to reduce absolute Scope 3 FLAG (Forest, Land, and Agriculture) GHG emissions by 30.3% by 2030 from a 2020 base year and to achieve no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025. These targets are consistent with reductions required to limit global warming to 1.5°C. For the long term, Ahold Delhaize aims for a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2040 from a 2018 base year, and a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions (excluding FLAG) by 2050 from a 2020 base year. For Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions, a 72% reduction by 2050 from a 2020 base year is targeted.