Yamato

Yamato, a prominent player in the Couriers and Express Delivery Services industry, based in Japan, has demonstrated a commitment to reducing its environmental impact.

For the fiscal year 2025, Yamato reported total GHG emissions of approximately 3.2 billion kg CO2e. This figure is composed of Scope 1 emissions amounting to about 649.5 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 129.5 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling around 2.4 billion kg CO2e.

In fiscal year 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 3.0 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 emissions at around 656.7 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 166.4 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 2.2 billion kg CO2e.

Yamato has established several reduction targets. Notably, they aimed for a 30% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2023, compared to 2021 levels. Additionally, a medium-term target was set to achieve a 48% decrease in GHG emissions by 2030, relative to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. The company also has a long-term ambition to achieve Net-Zero GHG emissions by 2050, aligning with global targets. They aim to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 48% by 2030 compared to FY2020. Furthermore, there is a stated intention to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions to near zero by the middle of the current decade.

In previous reporting periods, for the fiscal year 2021, Yamato recorded total emissions of approximately 2.7 billion kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 emissions of around 668.6 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 252.3 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of about 1.75 billion kg CO2e. In fiscal year 2020, total emissions were also approximately 2.7 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 668.6 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at roughly 252.3 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at approximately 1.75 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for FY2020 included significant contributions from purchased goods and services (around 1.35 billion kg CO2e) and fuel and energy-related activities (approximately 139.1 million kg CO2e). In fiscal year 2019, total emissions were approximately 2.6 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 661.2 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 255.7 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at about 1.72 billion kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions for FY2019 were also heavily influenced by purchased goods and services (approximately 1.19 billion kg CO2e) and fuel and energy-related activities (around 141.4 million kg CO2e).