Sekisui Chemical

Sekisui Chemical, headquartered in Japan and operating in the chemicals nec industry, reported a total of approximately 4.42 billion kg CO2e in Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions for the year 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of approximately 184 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 354 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 3.89 billion kg CO2e.

For the preceding year, 2023, Sekisui Chemical's total emissions stood at approximately 4.34 billion kg CO2e. This comprised about 183 million kg CO2e for Scope 1, approximately 400 million kg CO2e for Scope 2, and around 3.76 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3.

Sekisui Chemical has established robust climate commitments. The company aims for zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its business activities by 2050. In alignment with a 1.5°C target, they have set a near-term goal to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 50% by 2030, using 2019 as a base year. Furthermore, they are committed to increasing their sourcing of renewable electricity to 100% by 2030 and to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from specific categories – purchased goods and services, waste generated in operations, use of sold products, and end-of-life treatment of sold products – by 30% within the same timeframe. These targets are recognised by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).