Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands PLC, a Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesaler based in the GB, has reported its carbon emissions and committed to ambitious climate reduction targets.

For 2025, Imperial Brands PLC reported total Scope 1 emissions of 66,646,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 15,064,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 928,839,000 kg CO2e. In 2024, Scope 1 emissions were 73,437,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions were 15,683,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled 981,703,000 kg CO2e. Looking back to 2017, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of 114,270,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of 176,176,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 1,478,494,000 kg CO2e, which included approximately 1,073,384,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services.

Imperial Brands PLC is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by FY2040, using a FY2017 baseline. The company has near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 97% by FY2030 from a FY2017 base year. Additionally, it aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 50% within the same timeframe. Long-term, Imperial Brands PLC commits to maintaining at least a 97% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from FY2030 through FY2040 relative to the FY2017 base year, and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 91% by FY2040 from the FY2017 base year. Earlier targets, set in 2019, aimed for a 25% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 20% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2017 base year, with 50% of suppliers by spend covering purchased goods and services setting science-based targets by 2023. The company also aims to be net zero in its direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030.