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BAT: Carbon Emissions and Climate Commitments

In 2024, BAT reported total emissions of approximately 5,026,000 kg CO2e. This figure encompasses Scope 1 emissions totalling about 237,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) at approximately 74,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were significantly higher, amounting to about 4,789,000 kg CO2e, with the largest contributions from purchased goods and services (approximately 5,422,000 kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 324,000 kg CO2e).

For 2023, total emissions were approximately 5,878,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of about 299,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 95,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2023 were reported at about 5,479,000 kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services being the largest contributor at approximately 6,448,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back to 2021, BAT reported total emissions of approximately 652,050,000 kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of about 325,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 170,000,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 6,198,000,000 kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services accounting for a substantial portion at about 4,188,000,000 kg CO2e.

Climate Commitments and Reduction Targets:

BAT has set ambitious targets to decarbonise its operations and value chain. The company has committed to:

• Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% by 2030, using a 2020 baseline.
• Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from key categories, including purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, use of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products, by 50% by 2030, also from a 2020 baseline.
• Achieve Net Zero GHG emissions across its value chain by 2050.

These targets are aligned with a 1.5°C warming pathway. BAT has also set a target for 20% of its suppliers, by spend, to have science-based targets by 2025.

The company has also committed to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 2025. More specific Scope 3 targets include a 42% reduction in non-Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) industrial emissions and a 30.3% reduction in FLAG emissions by 2030, both against a 2020 baseline. Long-term, BAT aims for a 90% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and a 72% reduction in Scope 3 FLAG emissions by the same year.