Clariant

Clariant, headquartered in Switzerland (CH) and operating in the chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. industry, reported its most recent carbon emissions data for 2025. In 2025, Clariant's total GHG emissions were approximately 4.75 billion kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of approximately 250 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 190 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for the same year were approximately 4.31 billion kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services accounting for about 2.41 billion kg CO2e, and end-of-life treatment of sold products contributing approximately 1.32 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2024, Clariant's total GHG emissions were approximately 5.2 billion kg CO2e, comprising about 270 million kg CO2e in Scope 1 and approximately 220 million kg CO2e in market-based Scope 2 emissions. Scope 3 emissions in 2024 were about 4.72 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, total emissions were around 5.34 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 290 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 at about 250 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at roughly 4.8 billion kg CO2e. This indicates a general downward trend in overall emissions from 2023 to 2025.

Clariant has set ambitious climate commitments. The company is committed to achieving a long-term net-zero target for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2050. Furthermore, Clariant has set Science Based Targets (SBTi). Specifically, it aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 40% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. There is also a more recent target from SBTi (2025) committing to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.9% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 27.5% within the same timeframe. Earlier SBTi targets from 2021 indicated a 14% reduction for absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Clariant also has a near-term intensity target to reduce direct carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 30% per tonne of produced goods between 2013 and 2025.