Ds Smith

DS Smith, a UK-headquartered company in the Packing and Crating industry, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 6.83 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 1.40 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1, 840.91 million kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2, and 4.59 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions.

The company has set ambitious climate commitments, including a near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 46.2% by FY2030, using FY2019 as a base year. This target is validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C. DS Smith also aims to achieve Net Zero GHG emissions across all scopes by 2050. Furthermore, the company commits that 76% of its suppliers, by emissions covering purchased goods and services, will have science-based targets by FY2027.

In previous years, DS Smith's total emissions were approximately 6.99 billion kg CO2e in 2024, and 8.65 billion kg CO2e in 2020. In 2019, its emissions were approximately 7.61 billion kg CO2e, comprising 2.40 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1, 510 million kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2, and 4.41 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3.

The emissions data and reduction initiatives are reported directly by DS Smith Plc, the immediate parent company of DS Smith.