Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods plc, a UK-based food products company, reported its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions for 2025.

In 2025, Associated British Foods plc's Scope 1 emissions were about 157,000,000 kg CO2e, and its Scope 2 market-based emissions were approximately 192,000,000 kg CO2e. This resulted in combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions of about 349,000,000 kg CO2e. This represents a decrease from 2024, when Scope 1 emissions were approximately 195,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions were about 190,000,000 kg CO2e, totalling around 385,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2.

Historically, Associated British Foods plc has shown varying emission levels. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were around 203,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions were approximately 201,000,000 kg CO2e, leading to a combined 404,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2. For 2020, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 2,797,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions of about 783,000,000 kg CO2e, with a combined total for Scope 1 and 2 of approximately 3,555,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2018, Scope 1 emissions were around 3,228,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 location-based emissions were about 925,000,000 kg CO2e, with a combined total of roughly 4,153,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2. The earliest comprehensive data from 2015 shows total emissions of about 5,629,000,000 kg CO2e, comprising approximately 3,731,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1, 1,081,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2, and 817,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3.

Associated British Foods plc has several climate commitments. The Group aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner across all scopes. ABF Sugar is committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% by 2030, using a 2018 baseline. Primark, a brand within the group, aims to halve its absolute carbon footprint across its entire supply chain by 2030, using a 2018 baseline, and is aligned with the UNFCCC Fashion Industry Charter goal of net-zero emissions across all three scopes by 2050. Twinings aims to make all of its tea and infusions carbon neutral by 2030, with its UK and Poland operations already certified carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2. AB Agri has a target to reduce its operational footprint, including GHG emissions, by 20% between 2014 and 2024. Illovo Sugar aimed for a 10.7% reduction in GHG emissions by 2020, compared with 2010.