Kao Corporation

Kao Corporation reported Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 899 Kt (-65 /-6.7% y-o-y).

Kao Corporation's Scope 3 emissions increased marginally to 11,184 Kt (+19/+0.2% y-o-y). The parameter has been fairly volatile.

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

Kao Corporation also has a science-based goal that, however, does not appear to explicitly target a company-wide reduction in emissions in absolute terms. Japanese personal products company Kao commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 55% by 2030 from a 2017 base year.* Kao also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 22% from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, and end of life treatment of sold products by 2030 from a 2017 base year. Kao further commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 22% from indirect use-phase emissions of detergent products within the same timeframe. *The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstock.