DS Smith Ltd
DS Smith's Climate Target Data Preview
As of 2025, DS Smith has disclosed 1 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 1 absolute reduction target, 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 DS Smith's climate strategy, ambition level, and alignment with global decarbonization goals.
| Target Type | Scope of Target | Unit | Target | Target Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total, Scope 3 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | Copy/Paste is a PRO feature.  a | 2030 |
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Insights into DS Smith's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pathways
As of 2025, DS Smith has set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that cover only its total carbon footprint, without separate targets for operational (Scope 1 and 2) or value chain (Scope 3) emissions. This limits the ability to track progress across distinct emissions categories.a
Does DS Smith have a target to reduce its total carbon footprint?
As of 2025, DS Smith has set a target to reduce its total carbon footprint, specifically those from Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 sources.a
DS Smith's most ambitious carbon footprint target is to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from a baseline of 8,645,693 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2019, by 46.2% by 2030.a
As of 2024, DS Smith is on track to meet its total carbon footprint reduction target, having achieved 45.41% of the planned reduction.a