General Mills

General Mills, a US-headquartered company in the "All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing" industry, reported total emissions of approximately 17.62 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 340 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 and approximately 16 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based). Scope 3 emissions were approximately 14.866 billion kg CO2e in the same year. In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 15.403 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 308 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions at approximately 11 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions in 2024 were approximately 15.084 billion kg CO2e.

General Mills is committed to ambitious climate action. They have set Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets, aligning with a 1.5°C trajectory. They aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across their entire value chain by FY2050.

Their near-term SBTi commitments include:

• An absolute reduction of Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 30% by FY2030 from a FY2020 base year.
• An absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by FY2030 from a FY2020 base year.
• An absolute reduction of Scope 3 GHG emissions by 30% over the same timeframe.

For long-term SBTi targets, General Mills commits to:

• An absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by FY2050 from a FY2020 base year.
• An absolute reduction of Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% within the same timeframe.

The company also reported a 56% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions from their owned operations in 2024 compared to their 2020 baseline. In 2023, they achieved a 51% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions compared to their 2020 baseline. Historically, between 2005 and 2015, General Mills reduced their manufacturing GHG emission rate by 23% and absolute emissions by 11%.