Graham Packaging

Graham Packaging, a US-headquartered company in the paper and paper products industry, reported its 2023 carbon emissions at approximately 1,441,583,000 kg CO2e (Scope 1, 2, and 3). This includes about 21,057,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, approximately 366,443,000 kg CO2e from market-based Scope 2 emissions, and roughly 1,054,084,000 kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions, specifically from purchased goods and services.

Looking back, Graham Packaging's total emissions in 2022 were about 1,695,195,000 kg CO2e. In 2021, total emissions were approximately 1,779,964,000 kg CO2e, and in 2020, they were around 1,797,106,000 kg CO2e. For 2019, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 18,802,326 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were about 425,372,413 kg CO2e. In 2018, Scope 1 emissions stood at approximately 19,018,268 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were around 489,233,568 kg CO2e.

Graham Packaging has demonstrated its commitment to climate action by setting near-term, absolute Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) targets. The company, as Graham Packaging Company Inc., commits to reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 30% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. Within this overarching target, Graham Packaging aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2020 base year, and Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 25% within the same timeframe. These targets are classified as being consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C.