Unicharm Japan

Unicharm Japan, a medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks company, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 6.395 billion kg CO2e in 2023. This included Scope 1 emissions of 29 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of 376.9 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of 5.9889 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions were purchased goods and services (3.4005 billion kg CO2e) and end-of-life treatment of sold products (1.8963 billion kg CO2e).

Looking back, Unicharm's total emissions were about 7.1288 billion kg CO2e in 2022, and 7.0889 billion kg CO2e in 2021.

Unicharm Corporation has committed to several climate targets. The company aims to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050. As part of their near-term targets, verified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Unicharm commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.2% by 2031 from a 2021 base year. Additionally, the company aims to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 27.5% within the same timeframe. The Scope 3 target specifically covers purchased goods and services and the end-of-life treatment of sold products.

Earlier commitments, also verified by SBTi, included reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 34% by 2030, using a 2016 base year, and absolute Scope 3 emissions by 18% by 2030, also with a 2016 base year. The company also has internal targets to reduce Scope 1 emissions by 90% and Scope 2 emissions by 30% by 2030, compared to 2016 levels.