Loblaw Companies

Loblaw Companies Limited reported its latest available Scope 1 emissions for 2025 as 802,081,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions as 223,319,000 kg CO2e.

Looking at previous years, in 2024, the company's Scope 1 emissions were 719,332,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 350,214,000 kg CO2e. For 2023, Scope 1 emissions were 721,478,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 372,395,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, Loblaw Companies Limited recorded Scope 1 emissions of 752,306,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of 407,217,000 kg CO2e. For 2021, Scope 1 emissions stood at 766,856,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) at 427,857,000 kg CO2e.

Historically, in 2020, Scope 1 emissions were 815,772,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were 399,396,000 kg CO2e. The company reported its total emissions for 2019 as approximately 810,666,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 460,458,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (purchased electricity) at 268,331,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 81,877,000 kg CO2e. For 2018, total emissions were approximately 852,444,000 kg CO2e, including 481,631,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1, 287,274,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2 (purchased electricity), and 83,539,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3. In 2017, total emissions were approximately 900,492,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at 494,370,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 (purchased electricity) at 302,565,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 103,557,000 kg CO2e. For 2016, total emissions were approximately 945,121,000 kg CO2e, comprising 497,134,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1, 335,518,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2 (purchased electricity), and 112,469,000 kg CO2e for Scope 3.

Loblaw Companies Limited has set a near-term Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, using 2020 as a base year. This target is classified as consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C. Additionally, the company commits that 70% of its suppliers by spend covering purchased goods and services will have science-based targets by 2027.

The company has also set an internal target to reduce its operational carbon footprint by 20% by 2020 and 30% by 2030. They have reported a 16% decrease in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by the end of 2024 against their 2020 baseline. Furthermore, Loblaw Companies Limited has set a net-zero carbon target, aligned to SBTi, with a long-term timeframe from 2023 to 2040, covering Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.