Ube

UBE Corporation, headquartered in Japan and operating in the "All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing" industry, has disclosed its carbon emissions and climate commitments.

In 2024, Ube reported its Scope 1 emissions at 2,700,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions at 410,000,000 kg CO2e. For Scope 3, they reported 355,000,000 kg CO2e for end-of-life treatment of sold products. Data for Scope 3 purchased goods and services is missing.

Looking at their historical data, Ube's combined Scope 1 and 2 emissions were approximately 3,200,000,000 kg CO2e in 2023, 3,820,000,000 kg CO2e in 2022, 3,790,000,000 kg CO2e in 2021, and 4,580,000,000 kg CO2e in 2020. In 2019, their Scope 1 emissions were 3,710,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 590,000,000 kg CO2e.

UBE Corporation has set near-term Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments. They aim to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 45% by FY2030, from a FY2021 base year. Additionally, they commit to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, end-of-life treatment of sold products, and investments by 25% within the same timeframe. These targets are classified as being consistent with reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5°C.