Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, a US-based food products company, reported its Scope 1 emissions for 2025 as 89,630,000 kg CO2e. This follows 83,800,000 kg CO2e in 2024 and 237,565,000 kg CO2e in 2023. In 2019, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of 117,844,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of 137,140,000 kg CO2e. For 2018, Scope 1 emissions were 123,945,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 141,646,000 kg CO2e.

Looking further back, Smithfield Foods reported comprehensive emissions data for 2016, with Scope 1 emissions at 1,120,687,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions at 1,126,284,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions at 248,361,000 kg CO2e. In 2015, Scope 1 emissions were 1,089,596,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were 1,095,159,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were 235,618,000 kg CO2e. For 2014, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of 1,057,299,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 1,062,796,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 227,600,000 kg CO2e. In 2009, Scope 1 emissions were 1,111,613,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were 192,928,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were 4,882,000 kg CO2e.

Smithfield Foods has committed to several climate reduction initiatives. The company aims to reduce food loss and waste in its manufacturing facilities by 50% compared to a 2021 baseline by 2030. They also intend to halve virgin petroleum-based plastic use by 50% by 2030, against a 2019 baseline. Furthermore, Smithfield Foods is working towards achieving a 75% reduction in solid waste compared to a 2010 baseline and zero waste to landfill (ZWTL) certification at 75% of its US facilities by 2025. The company is also striving to become carbon negative in all US company-owned operations by 2030 for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions. Smithfield Foods has made a near-term commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as a BA1.5 member, with an original commitment date of 2021-05-20, though this commitment is now listed as "Commitment removed" or "Expired commitment" by the SBTi.