Seventh Generation

Seventh Generation, a US-based company operating in research and development services, has outlined ambitious climate commitments, aligning with a 1.5°C warming scenario.

Emissions Data:

• 2024: Seventh Generation reported Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products amounting to approximately 980,000,000 kg CO2e.
• 2021: Scope 3 emissions from the use of sold products were approximately 984,400,000 kg CO2e. The total reported emissions for this year were approximately 1,070,000,000 kg CO2e.
• 2020: Total Scope 3 emissions were approximately 1,406,000,000 kg CO2e.
• Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions data are not available for the reported years.

Climate Commitments and Targets:

Seventh Generation has established Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved commitments, with a 2012 base year:

• Scope 1 and 2 Emissions: A commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 100% by 2030.
• Scope 3 Emissions (Use of Sold Products): A commitment to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from the use of sold products by 90% by 2030.
• Scope 3 Emissions (Other Categories): A commitment to reduce total Scope 3 emissions from remaining categories by 80% by 2030.

These targets indicate a strong focus on decarbonisation across its value chain. The company's GHG intensity was reported as 0.22 kg CO2e per unit of revenue in 2024, a reduction from 0.24 kg CO2e in 2023 and 0.27 kg CO2e in 2022.

Seventh Generation's climate initiatives are currently cascaded from its parent organisation, Unilever PLC, for certain initiatives such as CDP, RE100, CA100, and Climate Pledge reporting. However, their SBTi and Race to Zero (RTZ) targets are directly set by Seventh Generation Inc.