Sherwin Williams

Sherwin Williams's reported carbon emissions

Sherwin-Williams, headquartered in the US and operating in the secondary construction material industry, has reported its carbon emissions for several years. In 2025, the company's total emissions were approximately 20.4 billion kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of about 418.4 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions (market-based) of approximately 134.9 million kg CO2e, and substantial Scope 3 emissions totalling around 18.8 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to its Scope 3 emissions include the processing of sold products (about 7.9 billion kg CO2e) and purchased goods and services (approximately 6.3 billion kg CO2e). For 2024, total emissions were around 20.1 billion kg CO2e. This included Scope 1 emissions of approximately 439.0 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 (market-based) emissions of about 168.3 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 19.5 billion kg CO2e. Sherwin-Williams has established climate commitments, notably a target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, using a 2019 baseline. For example, in 2023, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 434.5 million kg CO2e and Scope 1 and 2 emissions totalled about 700.3 million kg CO2e. In 2022, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 705.9 million kg CO2e. In 2021, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were about 659.8 million kg CO2e, and in 2020, Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 682.0 million kg CO2e. The company's emissions data is not cascaded from a parent organisation.