Mayr Melnhof Karton

Mayr Melnhof Karton, headquartered in Austria and operating in the Paper and paper products industry, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 2,163,170,000 kg CO2e in 2025. This total includes Scope 1 emissions of around 758,534,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 88,851,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 1,320,000,000 kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 for 2025 were purchased goods and services at approximately 929,014,000 kg CO2e, fuel and energy-related activities at around 257,923,000 kg CO2e, and waste generated in operations at approximately 121,431,000 kg CO2e.

Looking back, in 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 2,448,168,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 880,116,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based at around 76,908,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at roughly 1,491,144,000 kg CO2e. In 2023, Mayr Melnhof Karton reported Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 1,470,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of about 1,460,000,000 kg CO2e. For 2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were around 1,900,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 2,480,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2021, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1,290,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of about 630,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 2,200,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, only Scope 1 emissions were reported at approximately 530,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2019, the total emissions were about 4,863,013,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1,456,424,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of roughly 601,268,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 2,805,321,000 kg CO2e.

Mayr Melnhof Karton has set ambitious climate commitments. The company is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Specifically, it aims to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 50.4% by 2031, using 2019 as the base year. This target is validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario. For Scope 3 emissions, the company commits to a 58.1% reduction per unit of value added by 2031 from a 2019 base year, and a 90% reduction by 2050. The SBTi also confirms a 50.4% absolute reduction target for Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2031 from a 2019 base year.