Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands, a British Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers company, has reported its carbon emissions and set ambitious climate commitments.

For 2025, Imperial Brands projects its Scope 1 emissions to be approximately 66,646,000 kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions at around 15,064,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at approximately 928,839,000 kg CO2e. In 2024, the company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 73,437,000 kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions were about 15,683,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 981,703,000 kg CO2e. Looking back to 2023, Imperial Brands reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 81,089,000 kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions of around 20,326,000 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 91,007,000 kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions were about 85,829,000 kg CO2e.

Imperial Brands has set near-term and long-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated reduction targets. The company commits to reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by FY2040, using a FY2017 baseline year.

Near-term targets (FY2030 from a FY2017 baseline):

• Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 97%.
• Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 50%.

Long-term targets (FY2040 from a FY2017 baseline):

• Maintain at least a 97% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from FY2030 through FY2040.
• Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 91%.

These targets include biogenic land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks. The company's targets covering Scope 1 and 2 emissions are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C.