Unicharm Japan

Unicharm Japan's reported carbon emissions

Unicharm Corporation, headquartered in Japan, reported a total of approximately 6.4 billion kg CO2e in emissions for the year 2023. This figure encompasses Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions. Broken down, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 29.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions totalled around 376.9 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions accounted for approximately 5.99 billion kg CO2e. For 2022, Unicharm's total emissions were approximately 7.13 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 31.6 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 454.5 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 6.64 billion kg CO2e. In 2021, the company reported approximately 7.09 billion kg CO2e in total emissions, comprising roughly 35.5 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, about 465.2 million kg CO2e for Scope 2, and approximately 6.59 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3. Unicharm is committed to ambitious climate targets. By 2030, the company aims to achieve a significant reduction of 90% for Scope 1 emissions and 30% for Scope 2 emissions, both compared to 2016 levels. Furthermore, Unicharm has committed to achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050, aligning with its Environmental Targets 2030. In line with Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments, Unicharm has pledged to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 34% by 2030, using 2016 as the base year. Additionally, the company aims to reduce its absolute Scope 3 emissions by 18% within the same timeframe. More recently, Unicharm has committed to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.20% by 2031 from a 2021 base year, and also commits to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 27.50% within the same timeframe. These targets are consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.