Nestle

Nestlé, a Swiss-headquartered company in the Other Snack Food Manufacturing industry, reported its most recent emissions for 2025 as approximately 69.04 billion kg CO2e. This total includes Scope 1 emissions of about 2.82 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of around 220 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 66.01 billion kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 emissions for 2025 included purchased goods and services at approximately 56.43 billion kg CO2e, and downstream transportation and distribution at about 7.51 billion kg CO2e.

Looking at previous years, Nestlé's total emissions were approximately 71.26 billion kg CO2e in 2024, approximately 73.34 billion kg CO2e in 2023, approximately 83.84 billion kg CO2e in 2022, approximately 93.81 billion kg CO2e in 2021, and approximately 104.35 billion kg CO2e in 2020. This indicates a general downward trend in overall emissions from 2020 to 2025.

Nestlé has set ambitious climate commitments and reduction targets. The company aims for net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050, from a 2018 base year, as confirmed by its Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments. Near-term SBTi targets include reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions (excluding certain categories like FLAG) by 50.4% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. Specifically, for Scope 1, 2, and certain Scope 3 categories (purchased goods and services, fuel and energy related activities, waste generated in operations, upstream transportation and distribution, business travel, employee commuting, downstream transportation and distribution, and end-of-life treatment of sold products), Nestlé commits to a 50.4% reduction by 2030 from a 2018 baseline. They also commit to increasing annual active sourcing of renewable electricity from 33.4% in 2018 to 100% by 2025 through 2030. Additionally, Nestlé targets a 50% reduction in absolute Scope 3 FLAG (Forest, Land and Agriculture) GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2018 base year and no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by 2025.

Long-term SBTi targets indicate a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2018 base year. Absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions are targeted for a 75% reduction by 2050 from a 2018 base year.

Furthermore, Nestlé has stated intentions to reduce its GHG emissions by 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from 2018 levels on the path to net zero by 2050 at the latest. In 2023, Nestlé achieved a 33.19% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions against its 2018 baseline, driven by increased renewable energy adoption in manufacturing and energy efficiency measures. Their Nestlé Waters brands (Perrier, S.Pellegrino, and Acqua Panna) aim for climate neutrality by 2022, with the wider Nestlé Waters working towards the same goal by 2025.