Kerry

Kerry, an Ireland-based food products company, reported total emissions of approximately 7.07 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes Scope 1 emissions of around 334.3 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of about 27 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 6.71 billion kg CO2e. For 2024, their total emissions were about 9.32 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at roughly 433.6 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 at about 28.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 8.86 billion kg CO2e.

Kerry has committed to achieving Net Zero emissions across its value chain before 2050. The company has Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets:

• Near-term targets:
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 55% by 2030 from a 2017 base year.
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, business travel, and processing of sold products by 25% by 2030 from a 2022 base year.
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) emissions by 30.3% by 2030 from a 2022 base year.
• Long-term targets:
  • Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% by 2049 from a 2017 base year.
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel and energy related activities, upstream and downstream transportation and distribution, processing of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 90% by 2049 from a 2022 base year.
  • Reduce absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 72% by 2049 from a 2022 base year.

Kerry also aims for no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by no later than December 31, 2025. The company achieved a 48% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions over its 2017 baseline by the end of 2022.