Sysco Corporation

Sysco Corporation, a wholesale trade and commission trade services company based in the US, reported a total of approximately 75.3 billion kg CO2e for its 2022 emissions. This figure encompasses Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

In 2022, Sysco's Scope 1 emissions amounted to about 1.06 billion kg CO2e, and its Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 227.4 million kg CO2e. The company's Scope 3 emissions were substantial, with purchased goods and services accounting for the largest portion, totalling around 63.7 billion kg CO2e. Other significant Scope 3 categories include processing of sold products (about 2.24 billion kg CO2e), upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 6.22 billion kg CO2e), and employee commute (about 209 million kg CO2e).

Sysco Corporation has established near-term climate targets, aiming to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 27.5% by 2030, using 2019 as a base year. These targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and are considered consistent with keeping warming to well-below 2°C. Furthermore, the company commits to ensuring that 67% of its suppliers, covering purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution, will have science-based targets by 2026. The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.

Previous emissions data indicates that in 2019, Sysco's total emissions were approximately 7.84 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 1.3 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) at around 320 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions in 2019 also included significant contributions from purchased goods and services (approximately 63.7 billion kg CO2e) and upstream transportation and distribution (around 6.22 billion kg CO2e). In 2018, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 1.14 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 (market-based) were about 313.2 million kg CO2e. Limited data from 2010 shows Scope 2 (location-based) emissions of approximately 350 million kg CO2e.