Pick N Pay Stores

Pick N Pay Stores, a South African-headquartered "Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers" company, reported its total Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions as approximately 1.55 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes about 298 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 878 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and 373 million kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. In the previous year, 2024, the company reported approximately 447 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, 755 million kg CO2e for Scope 2, and 444 million kg CO2e for Scope 3 emissions.

Pick N Pay Stores is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by FY2050, with a 2023 base year. This long-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) goal includes a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 GHG emissions by FY2050.

The company also has near-term SBTi targets. By FY2034, it aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 54.6% from a FY2023 base year. Additionally, it commits to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from specific categories (fuel- and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, use of sold products, end-of-life treatment of sold products, downstream leased assets, franchises, and investments) by 32.5% within the same timeframe. Pick N Pay also aims for 45.66% of its suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services to have science-based targets by FY2030.