Kadant

Kadant, a US-based company operating in the machinery and equipment sector, reported approximately 2.3 billion kg CO2e in total emissions for the year 2025. This figure encompasses Scope 1 and Scope 3 emissions.

In 2025, Kadant's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 32,665,000 kg CO2e, primarily from stationary combustion. Scope 3 emissions for the same year were substantially higher, totalling approximately 2,073,719,000 kg CO2e, with the largest contribution coming from the use of sold products.

For 2024, Kadant reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 25,437,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 1,449,820,000 kg CO2e.

In 2023, Kadant's total reported emissions were approximately 189,169,000 kg CO2e, consisting of Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. Scope 1 emissions stood at approximately 23,765,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 4,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 166,400,000 kg CO2e.

Kadant has established climate commitments, including a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 63.0% by Fiscal Year 2035 from a Fiscal Year 2024 baseline. Additionally, they commit to reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products by 66.33% per USD value added within the same timeframe. This is in line with a 1.5°C pathway.

The company also previously aimed to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of the decade, targeting this for 2025. In 2021, they reported reducing their global greenhouse gas footprint from all other sources by 30 percent compared to 2020 levels.