Sumitomo Forestry

Sumitomo Forestry, headquartered in Japan and operating in the forestry, logging, and related services industry, has set ambitious climate commitments to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain by 2050.

In 2025, Sumitomo Forestry reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 92,226,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 53,553,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 11,220 kg CO2e. These figures show a decrease from 2024, when Scope 1 emissions were approximately 92,727,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were about 62,305,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were about 10,735 kg CO2e.

The company has set near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42.0% by 2030, using 2021 as a base year. Furthermore, Sumitomo Forestry commits to reducing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services and the use of sold products by 51.6% per square metre of houses sold within the same timeframe. They also aim for a 90.0% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2050 from a 2021 base year, and a 97.0% intensity reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and use of sold products per square metre of houses sold by 2050. Sumitomo Forestry has also committed to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025. These targets align with a 1.5°C global warming scenario.