Mars

Mars, a US-based Ice Cream and Frozen Dessert Manufacturing company, reported its total carbon emissions for 2025 as approximately 26.6 billion kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 787.8 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 232.6 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 25.7 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 were purchased goods and services (approximately 19.3 billion kg CO2e) and downstream transportation and distribution (around 4.3 billion kg CO2e).

Looking back, Mars's total emissions for 2024 were approximately 28.7 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at about 824.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions at approximately 480.2 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at roughly 27.4 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, the company's Scope 1 emissions were around 748.2 million kg CO2e and Scope 2 market-based emissions were about 409.9 million kg CO2e. For 2015, Mars reported total emissions of approximately 32 billion kg CO2e, comprising around 941.4 million kg CO2e in Scope 1, approximately 836.3 million kg CO2e in Scope 2 market-based, and roughly 30.3 billion kg CO2e in Scope 3.

Mars has set ambitious Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments to reduce its climate impact. The company aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. Near-term targets include a 63% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2015 base year. Additionally, Mars commits to a 42% absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions within the same timeframe. For the long term, Mars plans a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2040 from a 2015 base year, and a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2015 base year. The company also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025.