Kao

Kao's reported carbon emissions

**Kao Corporation: Carbon Emissions and Climate Commitments** Kao Corporation, a Japanese company operating in the food products sector, has publicly disclosed its greenhouse gas emissions and established ambitious climate targets. **Emissions Overview:** For the fiscal year 2024, Kao reported a total of approximately 10.78 billion kg CO2e across all scopes. This includes: * **Scope 1:** Approximately 503 million kg CO2e. * **Scope 2:** Approximately 112 million kg CO2e. * **Scope 3:** Approximately 10.12 billion kg CO2e. The largest contributors within Scope 3 were the use of sold products (approximately 4.11 billion kg CO2e) and purchased goods and services (approximately 3.89 billion kg CO2e). Previous years' emissions data include: * **2023:** Total emissions of approximately 10.64 billion kg CO2e. * **2022:** Total emissions of approximately 11.82 billion kg CO2e. * **2021:** Total emissions of approximately 11.81 billion kg CO2e. * **2020:** Total Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 899 million kg CO2e, with Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 11.44 billion kg CO2e. * **2019:** Scope 1 emissions were approximately 644.31 million kg CO2e, and Scope 2 (market-based) emissions were approximately 320.08 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 11.24 billion kg CO2e. * **2018:** Total emissions were approximately 11.74 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at approximately 652 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 390 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 11.32 billion kg CO2e. * **2017:** Total emissions were approximately 11.42 billion kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of approximately 653 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 404 million kg CO2e. * **2015:** Total emissions were approximately 8.07 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 667 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 405 million kg CO2e. **Climate Commitments and Reduction Targets:** Kao Corporation has set significant climate targets, aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). These include: * **Near-Term Targets (by 2030, base year 2017):** * A 55% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. * A 22% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and end-of-life treatment of sold products. * A 22% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from indirect use-phase emissions of detergent products. * **Long-Term Targets:** * Achieving carbon neutrality by 2040. * Becoming carbon negative by 2050. Kao is a signatory to the Climate Pledge, demonstrating its commitment to Net Zero operations by 2040. The company has also previously reported targets for reducing CO2 emissions in the product lifecycle by 35% by 2020 (relative to 2005 for consumer products in Japan per unit of sales).