Shiseido

Shiseido's climate commitments include achieving carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2026. The Japanese retail trade services company also has Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved goals: to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 46.2% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions by 55% per USD of value added within the same timeframe. Long-term, Shiseido aims for net-zero GHG emissions across its value chain by 2050, with a 90% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and a 97% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions per USD of value added by 2050, both from a 2019 base year.

In 2024, Shiseido reported total emissions of approximately 28,036,000 kg CO2e. This includes Scope 1 emissions of around 17,825,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 10,212,000 kg CO2e, and various Scope 3 emissions such as approximately 474,000,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 121,000,000 kg CO2e from the use of sold products, and 123,000,000 kg CO2e from capital goods.

For 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 34,722,000 kg CO2e, comprising around 21,105,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 13,617,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2. Key Scope 3 categories included about 509,000,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 108,000,000 kg CO2e from the use of sold products, and 139,000,000 kg CO2e from capital goods.

Looking ahead to 2025, Shiseido projects total emissions of roughly 24,178,000 kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions estimated at around 17,608,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 at approximately 6,571,000 kg CO2e. Significant Scope 3 projections for 2025 include about 402,000,000 kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 141,000,000 kg CO2e from the use of sold products, and 108,000,000 kg CO2e from capital goods.