Essity

Essity's reported carbon emissions

Essity, a Swedish-based paper and paper products company, reported total greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 9.1 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This figure encompasses Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. In 2025, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.2 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions, using the market-based method, were approximately 1.1 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions, which include categories such as purchased goods and services, waste generated in operations, end-of-life treatment of sold products, and upstream transportation and distribution, amounted to approximately 4.4 billion kg CO2e. Essity is committed to significant climate action, with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated targets. The company aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030, using 2016 as the base year. Furthermore, Essity has committed to reducing its absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 35% by 2030, also against a 2016 baseline. This reduction covers key categories including purchased goods and services, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, and end-of-life treatment of sold products. Looking further ahead, Essity has a long-term commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050. This ambitious goal includes a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2050 from the 2016 baseline. In addition to emissions reduction, Essity has also set a target to recover all solid production waste by 2030.