ASR Group

ASR Group, a US-headquartered company in the sugar cane and sugar beet industry, has reported its carbon emissions and set ambitious climate targets.

For the most recent reporting year, 2024, ASR Group's global emissions were:

• Scope 1: 572,545,000 kg CO2e
• Scope 2 (market-based): 121,217,000 kg CO2e
• Scope 3: 2,027,494,000 kg CO2e, with significant contributions from purchased goods and services (approximately 1.35 billion kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 300.3 million kg CO2e).

In 2023, the company's global emissions were:

• Scope 1: 594,244,000 kg CO2e
• Scope 2 (market-based): 138,987,000 kg CO2e
• Scope 3: 2,135,321,000 kg CO2e, with major categories including purchased goods and services (approximately 1.55 billion kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 245.8 million kg CO2e).

ASR Group has committed to several climate objectives:

• Near-term: Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 50% by 2030, using 2012 as a baseline.
• Medium-term: Achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2040, eliminating all Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.
• Long-term: Reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

These targets for Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction by 50% by 2030 are consistently reported across various sustainability documents, including their FY23 and FY24 Sustainability Reports. The net-zero by 2050 target is also reiterated in these reports.