Bracell

Bracell's reported carbon emissions

Bracell, a company operating in the Paper and paper products industry with its headquarters in Brazil, has disclosed its carbon emissions data across various scopes. **Latest Emissions Data:** * **2023:** Bracell reported a total of approximately **1.7 billion kg CO2e**. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 597.5 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 9.6 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 1.1 billion kg CO2e. * **2022:** Total emissions for 2022 were approximately **1.55 billion kg CO2e**, with Scope 1 at about 614.7 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at roughly 5.3 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 935.2 million kg CO2e. * **2021:** Bracell's total emissions in 2021 were approximately **636.5 million kg CO2e**, comprising Scope 1 emissions of about 365.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of roughly 35.3 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 236.1 million kg CO2e. * **2020:** Total emissions for 2020 were around **342.4 million kg CO2e**, with Scope 1 at about 339 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 3.3 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 data was not disclosed for this year. * **2019:** Bracell reported total emissions of approximately **276.9 million kg CO2e**, with Scope 1 at around 274 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 at about 2.9 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 data was not disclosed. * **2017:** For 2017, Scope 1 emissions were approximately **1.37 billion kg CO2e** and Scope 2 emissions were about 40.4 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were not disclosed in detail, although some categories were listed with zero emissions. * **2014:** In 2014, Scope 1 emissions were approximately **213.7 million kg CO2e**, Scope 2 emissions were about 55.8 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled around 1.27 billion kg CO2e. **Climate Commitments and Reduction Targets:** Bracell is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The company has set the following reduction targets: * A targeted **42% absolute reduction in GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2)** by 2030, using 2020 as the base year. * A commitment to achieve **Net-Zero emissions**, with a 90% absolute reduction target by 2050. These targets are for all scopes of emissions and are part of a near-term strategy. **Industry Context:** As a producer of dissolving pulp, Bracell's emissions intensity is also reported. For instance, its dissolving pulp carbon footprint was reported as 834.0 tonnes CO2e per tonne in 2017. While the company has made efforts to disclose emissions, some Scope 3 categories, such as purchased goods and services, fuel and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution, were noted as missing data points in recent reporting years.