Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co., Inc., a Japanese company in the Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Manufacturing industry, reported total emissions of approximately 10.99 billion kg CO2e in 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of 675.02 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of 444.36 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 9.87 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back, their total emissions were approximately 11.47 billion kg CO2e in 2023, 12.08 billion kg CO2e in 2022, 12.56 billion kg CO2e in 2021, and 13.70 billion kg CO2e in 2020. In 2018, the base year for some of their targets, total emissions were approximately 14.15 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 1.20 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 (market-based) at 1.02 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 11.93 billion kg CO2e.

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has committed to several ambitious climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). They aim to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by fiscal year 2030 from a fiscal year 2018 base year. Additionally, they commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30% within the same timeframe. For the long term, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. is committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain by fiscal year 2050, with specific long-term targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by fiscal year 2050 from a fiscal year 2018 base year, and absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% within the same timeframe.