Nippon Paper Industries

Nippon Paper Industries, a Japanese company in the Paper and paper products industry, reported estimated Scope 1 and 2 emissions of approximately 7.4 billion kg CO2e and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 5.8 billion kg CO2e for 2025.

Looking at previous years, in 2024, their estimated Scope 1 and 2 emissions were around 5.1 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 6.1 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, these figures were approximately 5.0 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2, and about 6.9 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3.

Nippon Paper Industries has set several climate commitments. They aim to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 through approaches including CO2 absorption by forests, introducing carbon-free fuels, and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS).

For near-term targets, the company revised its plans in May 2023. They are committed to reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 54% by fiscal year 2030, compared to fiscal year 2013 levels. This target is also referenced with a comparison to fiscal year 2014, aiming for a 54% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by fiscal year 2031. Earlier intensity targets included reducing per-unit CO2 emissions from fossil energy consumption per product by 25% by 2015 compared to fiscal year 1990 levels, and reducing fossil energy use per product by 30% by 2015 compared to fiscal year 1990 levels.