Kimberly Clark

Kimberly-Clark, a US-headquartered company in the paper and paper products industry, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 13.28 billion kg CO2e in 2024. This figure comprises Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1.69 billion kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of approximately 1.14 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 10.46 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back, their total emissions were approximately 13.11 billion kg CO2e in 2023, approximately 14.06 billion kg CO2e in 2022, and approximately 15.54 billion kg CO2e in 2021. Their earliest reported total emissions in this dataset were approximately 13.07 billion kg CO2e in 2005, though Scope 3 data was not provided for that year.

Kimberly-Clark has set ambitious climate commitments, with several near-term and long-term targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company commits to an absolute reduction of Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030, using a 2015 base year. Additionally, Kimberly-Clark aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and end-of-life treatment of sold products by 20% by 2030, also against a 2015 base year. These targets are classified as consistent with keeping global warming to "Well-below 2°C". The company also expects to achieve an 85% total reduction in its Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions in the UK and Ireland by the end of 2026, against a 2015 baseline.