SMURFIT Westrock Plc

SMURFIT Westrock Plc's reported carbon emissions

Smurfit Westrock Plc, headquartered in Ireland and operating within the Paper (except Newsprint) Mills industry, reported a total of approximately 21.7 billion kg CO2e in emissions for 2025. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions. For the reporting year 2025, the company's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 8.6 billion kg CO2e, while Scope 2 emissions, based on market-based methods, amounted to about 2.2 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2025 totalled approximately 11.5 billion kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services contributing the largest share at around 4.7 billion kg CO2e. Other significant Scope 3 categories included fuel and energy-related activities at approximately 2.8 billion kg CO2e, and upstream transportation and distribution at around 1.6 billion kg CO2e. In 2024, Smurfit Westrock Plc's total emissions were approximately 17.4 billion kg CO2e. Scope 1 emissions were about 5.7 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 2.3 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for 2024 were around 9.5 billion kg CO2e, with end-of-life treatment of sold products being a notable contributor at approximately 3.2 billion kg CO2e. Smurfit Westrock Plc has set ambitious climate commitments. The company aims for net zero emissions by 2050 and has a near-term target to reduce relative CO2 emissions by 55% by 2030, using a 2023 baseline. Additionally, they are working towards reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% by 2030, with a 2005 baseline. Specific targets include reducing Scope 1 emissions by 30% from a 2020 baseline by 2030 and reducing Scope 2 emissions by 30% from a 2020 baseline by 2030. The company also reported aiming to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions to near zero by 2025. In 2024, Smurfit Kappa reported a 44.3% reduction in its scope 1 and 2 fossil-fuel based CO2 emissions per tonne of paper produced against a 2005 baseline. Their SBTi scope 1 and 2 target progress showed a 15.9% reduction against a 2019 baseline, with an intensity reduction target of 37.7% by 2030 for all operations and scopes 1 and 2.