Walmart Inc
Walmart's Climate Target Data Preview
As of 2024, Walmart has disclosed 2 climate targets aimed at reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These include 2 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 Walmart ’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 | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data.  | 2025 |
Absolute-based Target | Scope 1 - Total, Scope 2 - Total | Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) | Copy restricted. Please purchase to unlock this data.  | 2030 |
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Insights into Walmart's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Pathways
As of 2024, Walmart has set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets that cover its operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2), but not its value chain emissions (Scope 3). This means its reduction efforts currently focus on direct and purchased energy emissions.
Does Walmart have a target to reduce the emissions from its operations?
As of 2024, Walmart has set a target to reduce its operational greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically those from Scope 1 and Scope 2 sources.
Walmart's most ambitious operational target is to reduce these emissions by 65% by 2030, compared to a baseline of 18,661,710.037 Metric Tonnes of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e) in 2015.
As of 2023, Walmart is lagging behind on its operational emissions reduction target, having achieved 29.69% of the planned reduction.