Essity

Essity, a Swedish paper and paper products company, reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions of approximately 9.09 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 1.22 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 1.14 billion kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2 emissions, and approximately 4.40 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 9.07 billion kg CO2e. Looking back to 2016, Essity reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions of about 10.44 billion kg CO2e.

Essity is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company has set near-term absolute targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 35% by 2030, from a 2016 base year. They also aim to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 35% within the same timeframe (2016-2030). Long-term, Essity commits to reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2016 base year. The company previously targeted a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and purchased electricity and heating by 2020, with 2005 as the reference year, and a 14% reduction in energy consumption per tonne of product produced by 2020 (from a 2010 base). Additionally, Essity aims for all solid production waste to be recovered by 2030.