Cascades

Cascades's reported carbon emissions

Cascades, a paper and paper products company headquartered in CA, reported a total of 2,936,542,000 kg CO2e emissions in 2024. This figure encompasses Scope 1 emissions of approximately 564,458,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 312,693,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 2,059,391,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 2,878,792,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 accounting for 492,124,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 for 309,006,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 for about 2,077,662,000 kg CO2e. Cascades has established several climate commitments. Notably, they aim to reduce their Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity for paper manufacturing plants by 38.7% by 2030, using a 2019 baseline. For conversion plants and other facilities, an absolute reduction of 27.5% in Scope 1 and 2 emissions is targeted by 2030, also compared to 2019. Additionally, Cascades commits to a 22% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions per metric ton of sold products by 2030, against a 2019 baseline. The company also aims for 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Some of these targets are aligned with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments.