Smurfit Kappa Group Plc
Carbon footprint
Primary Climate Goal
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc aims to achieve net zero for Scope 1 + 2 by 2050
GHG emissions and Carbon intensity
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc reported Total CO2e Emissions - Location-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2021 at 2,500 Kt (-45 /-1.8% y-o-y). Also positively, carbon intensity plummeted to 208 t (-46 /-18.2% y-o-y).
No public disclosure of Scope 3 emissions has been found for Smurfit Kappa Group Plc at the moment.
The company is committed to achieving net zero for Scope 1 + 2 by 2050, which translates into the estimated reduction of -86 Kt per annum over the period of FY2022 - FY2050. This target, however, has not been recognised as science-based (and as aligned with Paris Agreement) by the SBTi.
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc also has a science-based goal that, however, does not appear to explicitly target a company-wide reduction in emissions in absolute terms. Smurfit Kappa Group commits to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 37.7% per ton of saleable production by 2030 from a 2019 base year.* * The target boundary includes biogenic emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.