Kikkoman

Kikkoman Corporation, a Japanese food products company, has established climate commitments to reduce its environmental impact. The company aims to achieve a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to its Fiscal Year 2019 levels and is working towards net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

More specifically, Kikkoman Corporation has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50.4% by FY2031 from a FY2019 baseline year. Additionally, the company is targeting a 30% reduction in absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions related to purchased goods and services, as well as upstream transportation and distribution, within the same timeframe. These targets are aligned with keeping global warming to 1.5°C.

In terms of reported emissions, for the most recent available data for FY2025, Kikkoman reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 144 million kg CO2e. In FY2024, this figure was approximately 150 million kg CO2e, and in FY2023, it was approximately 166 million kg CO2e. For FY2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 206 million kg CO2e, and for FY2021, they were approximately 220 million kg CO2e. In FY2020, Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled approximately 225 million kg CO2e, while in FY2019, they were approximately 230 million kg CO2e. The company also provided detailed Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions data for FY2018, with Scope 1 emissions totalling approximately 112.8 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions at approximately 116.9 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at approximately 1.84 billion kg CO2e. It is important to note that Scope 3 data for purchased goods and services was missing for several years from FY2020 to FY2025.