Woolworths Holdings

Woolworths Holdings, a South African-based retail trade services company, reported total carbon emissions for 2024 as approximately 865 million kg CO2e. This comprised about 57.2 million kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, approximately 317.7 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, and roughly 490.4 million kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions.

For 2023, the company's total emissions were approximately 888.6 million kg CO2e, with about 73.3 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, approximately 357.1 million kg CO2e from Scope 2, and roughly 458.2 million kg CO2e from Scope 3.

Looking back to 2022, Woolworths Holdings reported total emissions of approximately 883.5 million kg CO2e, consisting of about 56.5 million kg CO2e from Scope 1, approximately 393.7 million kg CO2e from Scope 2, and roughly 433.3 million kg CO2e from Scope 3.

Woolworths Holdings has set several ambitious climate commitments. The company aims to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2040, targeting a 50% reduction by 2030. This goal is supported by a commitment to source all energy from renewable sources by 2030.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved Woolworths Holdings's targets in 2020. These commitments include reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. Additionally, the company commits that 25% of its suppliers by spend, covering purchased goods and services, will have science-based targets by 2024. As of 2025, the company was ahead of its SBTi forecasted trajectory for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, with a 34% reduction below the 2019 baseline.

Earlier targets included a commitment to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in 2020 from a 2014 baseline for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and to reduce carbon emissions per distributable unit by a further 20% by 2015 (from a 2011 benchmark). The company also previously committed to reducing relative electricity use and carbon footprint by 40% by 2015, from a 2007 benchmark, for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.