Associated British Foods

Associated British Foods, a UK-based food products company, reported its Scope 1 and Scope 2 carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 157 million kg CO2e and 192 million kg CO2e respectively. In 2024, Scope 1 emissions were about 195 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were approximately 190 million kg CO2e. For 2023, these figures were around 203 million kg CO2e (Scope 1) and 201 million kg CO2e (Scope 2). The company has shown a decreasing trend in its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions since 2021, when they were about 271 million kg CO2e and 214 million kg CO2e respectively.

Associated British Foods has set various climate commitments, with several targets cascaded from its ultimate parent, Associated British Foods plc. The group aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner.

Several of its brands and subsidiaries have specific targets:

• AB Sugar is committed to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 30% by 2030, against a 2018 baseline. It also targets a 30% reduction in its end-to-end supply chain CO2 footprint by 2030.
• Primark aims to halve its absolute carbon footprint across its entire supply chain by 2030, using a 2018 baseline. Primark also seeks to be carbon neutral in its own operations by 2025 and is aligned with the UNFCCC Fashion Industry Charter's goal of net-zero emissions across all three scopes by 2050.
• Twinings Operations (UK and Poland) were certified carbon neutral for Scope 1 and 2 in 2021, and Twinings plans to make all its tea and infusions carbon neutral by 2030.
• George Weston Foods aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions per tonne of production by 20% by 2020, relative to a 2010-2011 baseline.
• AB Agri has a target to reduce its operational footprint, including GHG emissions, by 20% between 2014 and 2024. AB Agri UK also had an aspiration to reduce its energy use by 20% by 2024, based on 2008 levels.
• Illovo Sugar committed to reducing GHG emissions by 10.7% by 2020, compared with 2010.