Nestle

Nestlé, headquartered in Switzerland and operating in the Other Snack Food Manufacturing industry, reported its total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions as approximately 69.04 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This figure follows previous years' emissions of 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.

In 2025, Nestlé's Scope 1 emissions were about 2.82 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions were approximately 220 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were roughly 66.01 billion kg CO2e. Key categories contributing to Scope 3 emissions in 2025 included purchased goods and services at approximately 56.43 billion kg CO2e, and downstream transportation and distribution at approximately 7.51 billion kg CO2e.

Nestlé has set ambitious climate commitments, with all targets sourced from Nestlé S.A. It aims to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 2050, with a 2018 base year. The company has near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 20% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. More specifically, Nestlé commits to reduce absolute Scope 1, 2, and Scope 3 emissions from energy and industry sources by 50.4% by 2030 from a 2018 base year. This also includes a commitment to increase annual active sourcing of renewable electricity from 33.4% in 2018 to 100% by 2025 through 2030. For its land-based emissions, Nestlé aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2018 base year and to achieve no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by 2025.

Progress has been noted in recent years, with Scope 1 and 2 emissions reducing by 33.19% in 2023 versus the 2018 baseline, largely due to increased renewable energy use and energy efficiency measures. Historically, Nestlé also had an intensity target to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions per tonne of product by 35% by 2020 compared to 2010 levels, and a 12% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions (versus 2014) by 2020.