Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited, headquartered in GB and operating in the retail trade services sector, reported its Scope 1 emissions for 2024 as approximately 209,940,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions as approximately 217,484,000 kg CO2e (location-based). For 2023, Scope 1 emissions were around 195,846,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were approximately 223,116,000 kg CO2e. In 2020, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 370,218,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were about 273,799,000 kg CO2e. The company has not publicly disclosed Scope 3 emissions data.

Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited has set ambitious climate commitments, with targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by FY2050.

Near-term targets include:

• Reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 80.0% by FY2035 from a FY2019 base year. This target is consistent with keeping warming to 1.5°C.
• Reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 40.0% within the same timeframe (by FY2035 from a FY2019 base year).
• Specifically, for its Food, Agriculture, and Land-use (FLAG) emissions, Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 FLAG GHG emissions by 48.5% and absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 48.5% by FY2035 from a FY2019 base year. The company also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025.

Long-term targets, also consistent with a 1.5°C warming scenario, include:

• Reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 90.0% by FY2050 from a FY2019 base year.
• Reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 90.0% by FY2050 from a FY2019 base year.
• For FLAG emissions, the company commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 FLAG GHG emissions by 72.0% by FY2035 from a FY2019 base year, and absolute Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions by 72.0% by FY2050 from a FY2019 base year.