SMURFIT Westrock Plc

SMURFIT Westrock Plc, an Irish Paper (except Newsprint) Mills company, reported its 2025 carbon emissions at approximately 22.7 billion kg CO2e. This total includes Scope 1 emissions of about 7.8 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 3.4 billion kg CO2e (market-based: 1.7 billion kg CO2e), and Scope 3 emissions of around 11.5 billion kg CO2e. Key categories within Scope 3 include purchased goods and services (approximately 4.7 billion kg CO2e), fuel and energy-related activities (about 2.8 billion kg CO2e), and upstream transportation and distribution (around 1.6 billion kg CO2e).

For 2024, the company reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 5.7 billion kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of about 2.3 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 9.5 billion kg CO2e. In 2023, SMURFIT Westrock Plc disclosed Scope 1 emissions of approximately 6.0 billion kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions of about 2.3 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 9.7 billion kg CO2e. The company's 2019 emissions included Scope 1 at roughly 6.4 billion kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 at about 3.0 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 11.4 billion kg CO2e.

SMURFIT Westrock Plc has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims for at least net-zero emissions by 2050, with a 55% reduction in relative CO2 emissions by 2030 from a 2023 baseline. Near-term absolute reduction targets include a 55% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 from a 2005 baseline. Specifically for Scope 1 emissions, SMURFIT Westrock Plc aims for a 30% reduction by 2030 from a 2020 baseline and seeks to reduce Scope 2 emissions to near zero by 2025. The company also targets a 30% reduction in Scope 2 emissions by 2030 from a 2020 baseline. Furthermore, SMURFIT Westrock Plc's Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) target for Scope 1 and 2 involves a 37.7% intensity reduction by 2030 from a 2019 baseline across all operations. The company is actively collaborating with the Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation (APPTI) consortium to advance manufacturing technologies for energy-efficient and sustainable practices, working towards net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.