As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c has disclosed 7 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 7 absolute reduction targets, signaling the company's commitment to managing and lowering its carbon footprint over time. The targets span various emissions scopes and time horizons, offering insight into British American Tobacco P.l.c's climate strategy, ambition level, and alignment with global decarbonization goals.
| Target Type | Scope of Target | Unit | Target | Target Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute-based Target | Scope 3 - Purchased Goods and Services (Cat. 1), Scope 3 - Upstream Transportation and Distribution (Cat. 4), Scope 3 - Use of Sold Products (Cat. 11), Scope 3 - End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products (Cat. 12) | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -42%a, b | 2030 |
Absolute-based Target* | Scope 3 - Purchased Goods and Services (Cat. 1) | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -30%a, b | 2030 |
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -60%b | 2030 |
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -90%a | 2050 |
Absolute-based Target | Scope 3 - Purchased Goods and Services (Cat. 1), Scope 3 - Upstream Transportation and Distribution (Cat. 4), Scope 3 - Use of Sold Products (Cat. 11), Scope 3 - End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products (Cat. 12), Scope 3 - Investments (Cat. 15) | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -90%a | 2050 |
Absolute-based Target* | Scope 3 - Purchased Goods and Services (Cat. 1) | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -72%a, b | 2050 |
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total, Scope 3 - Upstream Transportation and Distribution (Cat. 4), Scope 3 - Use of Sold Products (Cat. 11), Scope 3 - End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products (Cat. 12), Scope 3 - Investments (Cat. 15) | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | -90%b | 2050 |
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As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c has set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that cover both its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and value chain emissions (Scope 3), offering a comprehensive view of its total carbon footprint.ab
As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c has set a target to reduce its operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically those from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.ab
British American Tobacco P.l.c's most ambitious operational target is to reduce these emissions by 90% by 2050, compared to a baseline of 540,864 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2020.ab
As of 2024, British American Tobacco P.l.c is ahead of schedule on its operational emissions reduction target, having achieved 47.29% of the planned reduction.ab
As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c has set a target to reduce its value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, covering 5 out of the 15 Scope 3 categories defined by the GHG Protocol.ab
British American Tobacco P.l.c's most ambitious value chain target is to reduce these emissions by 90% by 2050, compared to a baseline of 4,850,459.8 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2020.ab
As of 2023, British American Tobacco P.l.c is lagging behind on its value chain emissions reduction target, having achieved 6.39% of the planned reduction.ab
As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c has set a target to reduce its total carbon footprint, specifically those from Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 sources.b
British American Tobacco P.l.c's most ambitious carbon footprint target is to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from a baseline of 6,423,000 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2020, by 90% by 2050.b
As of 2025, British American Tobacco P.l.c is ahead of schedule on its total carbon footprint reduction target, having achieved 23.33% of the planned reduction.b