Smith Plus Nephew

Smith & Nephew plc, a UK-based company in the medical, precision, and optical instruments industry, has reported its carbon emissions and set ambitious climate commitments.

In 2025, Smith & Nephew's reported global emissions are approximately 680.5 million kg CO2e. This total comprises about 13.6 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, approximately 19.4 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 (market-based), and around 647.5 million kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions include purchased goods and services (approximately 428.9 million kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (about 71.8 million kg CO2e).

Looking at historical data, Smith & Nephew's total reported emissions were about 704.1 million kg CO2e in 2024, approximately 1.33 billion kg CO2e in 2023, and roughly 1.44 billion kg CO2e in 2022. The company also reported Scope 3 emissions of approximately 1.61 billion kg CO2e in 2021.

Smith & Nephew has committed to achieving net-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and net-zero Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. As an interim target, the company aims for a 70% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions by 2025, using a 2019 baseline. Furthermore, they are working towards an 80% absolute reduction in total life cycle greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, which includes implementing 100% renewable electricity at all strategic manufacturing facilities by 2025.