Kimberly Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation, 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 includes Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1.69 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 1.14 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 10.46 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions included purchased goods and services (approximately 6.17 billion kg CO2e), end-of-life treatment of sold products (approximately 1.62 billion kg CO2e), and fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 1.13 billion kg CO2e).

Kimberly-Clark Corporation has established several climate commitments. The company is committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2015 base year. Additionally, it 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 from a 2015 base year. These targets, which include biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks, are aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for near-term reductions consistent with keeping warming to well-below 2°C. The company has also reported an achievement of a 43.3% absolute reduction in operational Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions compared to its 2015 baseline by 2024. For value-chain emissions (Scope 3, Categories 1 and 2), a 16% absolute reduction against the 2015 baseline was achieved by 2024. In the UK and Ireland, Kimberly-Clark Corporation expects an 85% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by the end of 2026 compared to a 2015 baseline.