J Sainsbury plc

J Sainsbury plc reported Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 March 2021 at 818 Kt (-26 /-3% y-o-y). At the same time, carbon intensity was up at 23 t (+0.4/+1.8% y-o-y).

No public disclosure of Scope 3 emissions has been found for J Sainsbury plc at the moment.

The company has not set a company-wide target for an absolute reduction in GHG emissions yet.

J Sainsbury plc also has a science-based goal that, however, does not appear to explicitly target a company-wide reduction in emissions in absolute terms. Overall Net-Zero Target: J Sainsbury plc commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2050. Near-Term Targets: Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 68% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year*. J Sainsbury plc also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution and use of sold products 50.4% within the same timeframe. *The target boundary includes land related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks. FLAG: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions 36.4% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year**. J Sainsbury plc also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities, with a target date of December 31, 2025. **The target includes FLAG emissions and removals. Long-Term Targets: Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 100% by FY2035 from a FY2018 base year*. J Sainsbury plc also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by FY2050 from a FY2018 base year. *The target boundary includes land related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks. FLAG: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions 72% by FY2050 from a FY2018 base year**. **The target includes FLAG emissions and removals.