Japan Tobacco

Japan Tobacco, a tobacco products company based in SE, reported its most recent Scope 1 emissions as 310,000,000 kg CO2e in 2025. In the same year, its market-based Scope 2 emissions were 154,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services were 5,875,000,000 kg CO2e. The total Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2025 were 464,000,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2024, the company reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of 500,000,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services at 5,134,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 570,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services were 5,242,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions stood at 606,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services were 5,608,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were 641,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services were 5,155,000,000 kg CO2e.

In 2020, Japan Tobacco disclosed comprehensive emissions data, with Scope 1 emissions at 339,916,900 kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions at 319,555,120 kg CO2e. Their Scope 3 emissions in 2020 included 5,603,059,220 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 366,890,300 kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, and 331,183,920 kg CO2e from downstream transportation and distribution.

Japan Tobacco has set ambitious climate commitments. They aim to be Carbon Neutral for their own operations by 2030 and achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions across their entire value chain by 2050. Specifically, they commit to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 47% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, aligning with a 1.5°C reduction pathway. Additionally, they target a 28% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions associated with purchased goods and services (Category 1) by 2030, also from a 2019 base year. These targets are validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company has also committed to reduce absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 33.3% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and 72% by 2050 from a 2019 base year. Long-term net-zero targets include a 90% reduction in absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2019 base year.

Historically, Japan Tobacco has achieved significant reductions, including a 21.2% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions between 2009 and 2017, meeting the target set in the JT Group Long-Term Environment Plan 2020.