Tesco PLC

Tesco PLC, headquartered in GB, reported its latest available Scope 1 emissions for 2026 as 748,889,000 kg CO2e. For the same year, Scope 2 market-based emissions were 734,003,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were 15,709,312,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back to 2025, Tesco PLC's total emissions were approximately 73.1 billion kg CO2e, which included Scope 1 emissions of 802,425,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 5,497,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 531,254,000 kg CO2e. Key categories contributing to Scope 3 in 2025 were purchased goods and services (35,307,300,000 kg CO2e) and use of sold products (25,433,880,000 kg CO2e).

Tesco PLC has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its entire value chain by FY2050, as validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). For its near-term targets, Tesco PLC commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 82.6% by FY2032 from a FY2015 base year. The company has also set a near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 55% by FY2032 from a FY2019 base year for energy and industrial sources, and by 39.4% for FLAG (Forest, Land, and Agriculture) GHG emissions by FY2032 from a FY2019 base year. For the long-term, Tesco PLC further commits to a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by FY2050 from a FY2015 base year, and a 90% reduction in Scope 3 emissions by FY2050 from a FY2019 base year. The company has also committed to no deforestation across primary deforestation-linked commodities by FY2025.

Notably, Tesco PLC reported cutting Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 61% against its baseline by February 2023, surpassing its 2025 target of 60%.