Tate And Lyle

Tate & Lyle, a UK-headquartered company in the food products sector, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 2.88 billion kg CO2e in 2025. This includes Scope 1 emissions of about 607.57 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of approximately 210.72 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 2.06 billion kg CO2e. In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 2.96 billion kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of about 606.82 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based emissions of roughly 273.53 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 2.08 billion kg CO2e. For 2023, Tate & Lyle's total emissions stood at approximately 3.02 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 615.43 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 market-based at roughly 353.37 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at about 2.05 billion kg CO2e.

Tate & Lyle has set ambitious climate commitments and reduction targets. They are committed to achieving net-zero emissions across all scopes by 2050, aiming to reduce their Scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions to as close to zero as possible. The company has near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved targets, including a commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 38% by 2028 from a 2019 base year. They also aim to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 38% within the same timeframe (2028 from a 2019 base year). Furthermore, Tate & Lyle commits to a 23% absolute reduction in Scope 3 Forest, Land, and Agriculture (FLAG) GHG emissions by 2028 from a 2019 base year, alongside a commitment to no deforestation across primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025.

Earlier commitments included a 30% absolute reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2019 base year, with an ambition for a 20% reduction by 2025. From a 2019 base year, the company also committed to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 15% by 2030. They had also aimed to reduce CO2e emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) from energy use by 19% per tonne of production by the end of 2020, achieving a 20.4% reduction since the 2008 baseline.