Clariant

Clariant, headquartered in Switzerland (CH) and operating in the Chemical and fertiliser minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. sector, is actively addressing its carbon emissions and climate commitments.

In 2025, Clariant's total reported greenhouse gas emissions are approximately 4.75 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of approximately 250 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of about 190 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 4.31 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were purchased goods and services (2.41 billion kg CO2e) and end-of-life treatment of sold products (1.32 billion kg CO2e). For comparison, in 2024, their total emissions were about 5.20 billion kg CO2e.

Clariant has set several climate commitments and reduction targets:

• Net-Zero Targets: Clariant aims for long-term net-zero emissions for Scope 1 and 2 by 2050. Additionally, the company has set a net-zero target for all scopes (Scope 1, 2, and 3 category 1) with an absolute GHG emissions reduction by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.
• Science-Based Targets (SBTi): Clariant commits to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.9% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. For Scope 3, they aim to reduce absolute emissions from purchased goods and services and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 27.5% within the same timeframe. These targets are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C.
• Near-Term Reduction Targets:
  • Between 2013 and 2025, Clariant targets a 30% reduction in direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (Scope 1) per tonne of produced goods.
  • For Scope 2 emissions, they aim for a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of produced goods between 2013 and 2025.
  • Clariant has also set a target to reduce Scope 3 upstream greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services by 27.5% between 2023 and 2030. This target was previously 14% from a 2019 baseline to 2030, and has been expanded to include category 1 and category 12.