Imperial Brands

Imperial Brands, a UK-based tobacco and tobacco product merchant wholesaler, reported a total of approximately 1.11 billion kg CO2e in emissions for the fiscal year 2025. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. For the same period, Scope 1 emissions were about 66.6 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 15.1 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled around 928.8 million kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services representing the largest portion at approximately 679.5 million kg CO2e.

In 2024, total emissions were approximately 1.14 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 73.4 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 (market-based) at roughly 15.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 981.7 million kg CO2e.

Imperial Brands has established several ambitious climate commitments. They aim to achieve Net Zero in their direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2030. Furthermore, the company has set a long-term target to reach Net Zero emissions across its entire value chain (Scope 1, 2, and 3) by 2040.

In line with these goals, Imperial Brands has made commitments through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These include a near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 97% by FY2030 from an FY2017 baseline. Additionally, they aim to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 50% within the same timeframe. Looking further ahead, their long-term SBTi targets involve maintaining at least a 97% absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from FY2030 through FY2040, and reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 91% by FY2040, all relative to the FY2017 base year.