Kikkoman

Kikkoman, a Japanese food products company, has reported its Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2025 as approximately 144,000,000 kg CO2e. This represents a reduction from 2024, when Scope 1 and 2 emissions were around 150,000,000 kg CO2e, and from 2023, when they were about 166,000,000 kg CO2e.

Looking further back, Kikkoman's 2018 emissions data provides a comprehensive breakdown: Scope 1 emissions were about 112,800,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were approximately 116,900,000 kg CO2e. In 2018, the company also reported significant Scope 3 emissions, including about 1,569,000,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, and approximately 322,400,000 kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution. Other notable Scope 3 categories included capital goods (around 90,200,000 kg CO2e), processing of sold products (about 46,500,000 kg CO2e), and fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 49,300,000 kg CO2e).

Kikkoman has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims to reduce its total CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2030 compared to its FY2019 baseline. Furthermore, Kikkoman is working towards achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

The company's Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments reinforce these goals. Kikkoman Corporation has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50.4% by FY2031 from a FY2019 base year. Concurrently, Kikkoman is committed to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution by 30% within the same timeframe (FY2019 to FY2031). These targets align with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.