Cencosud

Cencosud, a retail trade services company headquartered in Chile (CL), has reported its carbon emissions for several years. In 2024, the company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 552,972,000 kg CO2e, with fugitive emissions contributing 514,317,000 kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions, based on market-based reporting, were 148,295,000 kg CO2e, and location-based reporting showed 204,987,000 kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for purchased goods and services accounted for 3,526,000 kg CO2e, and waste generated in operations was 101,285,000 kg CO2e.

In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 582,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 2 market-based emissions at 174,000,000 kg CO2e and location-based at 234,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were around 611,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based at 160,000,000 kg CO2e, with location-based at 237,000,000 kg CO2e. Cencosud's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in 2021 were approximately 765,000,000 kg CO2e and 277,000,000 kg CO2e respectively.

Looking further back, total emissions in 2020 were approximately 1,040,862,000 kg CO2e, comprising 607,054,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 331,490,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2, with an additional 102,318,000 kg CO2e in Scope 3. In 2019, total emissions reached approximately 1,232,019,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 757,582,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 at 388,986,000 kg CO2e. In 2018, Scope 1 emissions were 687,608,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 486,417,000 kg CO2e, with a combined total for Scope 1 and 2 of 1,174,025,000 kg CO2e.

Cencosud has set near-term reduction targets: a 25% reduction in Scope 1 emissions by 2025 from a 2021 baseline and a 9% reduction in Scope 2 emissions by 2025 from the same 2021 baseline. The company is also committed to achieving net zero emissions for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 operations by 2050.

This emissions data is inherited from its ultimate parent company, Cencosud S.A., as Cencosud operates as a current subsidiary within this corporate family.