Sime Darby Plantation

Sime Darby Plantation, headquartered in Malaysia and operating in the Chemical and fertilizer minerals, salt and other mining and quarrying products n.e.c. industry, reported total Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions of approximately 18.6 billion kg CO2e in 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of approximately 9.4 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 187.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 9.0 billion kg CO2e. In the prior year, 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 19.5 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 10.2 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at roughly 167.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 9.1 billion kg CO2e.

Sime Darby Plantation (also referenced as Sime Darby Plantation Berhad and SD Guthrie in SBTi data) has set ambitious climate commitments. The company is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050.

For its near-term targets, the company aims to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, using a 2020 base year. Additionally, Sime Darby Plantation commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 3 Forest, Land, and Agriculture (FLAG) GHG emissions by 30.3% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. The company also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by 2025.

Looking to its long-term goals, Sime Darby Plantation plans to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90% by 2050 from a 2020 base year. Furthermore, it aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90% within the same timeframe. The company is also targeting a 72% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2020 base year. These targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.