Kesko

Kesko's reported carbon emissions

Kesko, a wholesale trade and commission trade services company based in FI, reported a total of approximately 7.36 billion kg CO2e in emissions for the year 2024. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. For 2025, Kesko's reported total emissions were approximately 8.16 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of around 55.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of about 19.0 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 15.85 billion kg CO2e. Within Scope 3, purchased goods and services accounted for the largest portion, at approximately 6.48 billion kg CO2e, followed by the use of sold products at about 1.29 billion kg CO2e. Kesko has set ambitious climate targets. The company commits to reducing its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2030, using 2020 as a base year. Furthermore, Kesko aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products by 17% by 2026, also from a 2020 baseline. For its own operations, Kesko targets a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by the end of 2034, compared to a 2024 baseline. Additionally, the company aims for carbon neutrality in its own operations by 2025 and to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. In terms of achievements, for the period ending in 2020, the company was on track for its near-term Scope 2 reduction targets, aiming for an 18% decrease by 2025 from a 2015 base year. However, it was not on track for its five-year targets at that point. The company's Scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity per net sales was reported as 0.0066 EUR in 2023, and per average number of employees as 5300 in the same year.