Kimberly-Clark Corp

Kimberly-Clark Corp reported Total CO2e Emissions - Market-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 3,400 Kt (-240 /-6.6% y-o-y). Also positively, carbon intensity decreased to 178 t (-20 /-10% y-o-y).

Kimberly-Clark Corp's Scope 3 emissions declined marginally to 13,002 Kt (-31 /-0.2% y-o-y). The rate of decline has slowed vs. the previous periods (CAGR -0.4% since 4Q'15).

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

Kimberly-Clark Corp also has a science-based goal that, however, does not appear to explicitly target a company-wide reduction in emissions in absolute terms. Kimberly-Clark Corporation commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2015 base year. Kimberly-Clark Corporation also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services and end of life treatment of sold products 20% by 2030 from a 2015 base year. The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.