Campbell Soup

Campbell Soup, a US-headquartered food products company, has set ambitious climate targets and reported its carbon emissions.

For the most recent year with comprehensive data, 2025, Campbell Soup’s Scope 1 emissions were 455,068,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were 47,608,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled 5,718,300,000 kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions include purchased goods and services (4,036,598,000 kg CO2e), upstream transportation and distribution (511,637,000 kg CO2e), and end-of-life treatment of sold products (452,214,000 kg CO2e).

The company has committed to several Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated targets. Campbell Soup aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by fiscal year 2030, using a fiscal year 2020 base year. Additionally, they commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution by 25% within the same timeframe. These targets are consistent with reductions required to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

Campbell Soup also has a long-term ambition to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 for Scope 1 and 2. Earlier commitments include reducing GHG emissions per pound of ingredient by 20% between 2010 and 2020. The company also aims to cut food waste in half by fiscal year 2030, compared to fiscal year 2017.