Taking positive action against climate change
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Our nature goals are backed by bold ambitions, including our ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain by 2045.
Towards net-zero
This ambition has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative and is fully aligned to the Net-Zero Standard and its pathway to a 1.5°C world. Our net-zero transition plan outlines the concrete actions guiding us towards this ambition. The plan is built on science, collaboration, and accountability.
Our climate action ambitions
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Our emission ambitions
Before 2050, we will be a climate positive business based on scope 1+2+3 emissions according to the greenhouse gas (GHG) protocol
Target: Our operations
Our operations’ carbon emissions
will be reduced by 70%
by 2030 and by 90% by 2045,
to achieve net-zero by 2045
(baseline 2015)
STATUS 2025
– 50%
Element
Actions and measures
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- Setting an internal carbon price
- Fixing site environmental targets and assessments
- Switching to renewable energy sources
- Signing the UN pledge ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C’
- Promoting energy efficiency
Target: Our supply chain/industrial GHG
Before 2030,
our supply chain emissions
(scope 3) will be cut by 20%
Before 2050,
we will be climate positive
(baseline 2015)
STATUS 2025
+ 7%
Element
Actions and measures
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- Sourcing ingredients responsibly
- Developing low-carbon creations
- Driving circularity and upcycling
- Optimising packaging, logistics, transport of goods, business travel and employee commuting
- Supplier engagement
Target: Our supply chain/FLAG
Our supply chain FLAG GHG emissions
will be reduced by 30.3%;
by 2030 and by 72% by 2045,
to achieve net-zero by 2045
(baseline 2015)
STATUS 2025
– 3%
Element
Actions and measures
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- Reinforcing our DCF requirements across key supply chains and identifying FLAG emissions to focus on high-risk natural supply chains
- Partnering with suppliers in key regions to introduce sustainable farming techniques, supporting farmers
- Enhancing supply chain accountability
- Supporting the transition to sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices
Our electricity ambitions
Before 2050, we will be a climate positive business based on scope 1+2+3 emissions according to the greenhouse gas (GHG) protocol
Target: Our electricity
By 2025,
100% of our entire electricity supply
to be converted to
fully renewable sources
STATUS 2025
100%
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Actions and measures
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- Committing to RE100 since 2015
- Setting site renewable electricity targets
- Generating on-site renewable electricity
- Buying from vPPAs and EACs
On target
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On target
We have set stringent standards for ourselves and wish to be accountable for our climate action, every step of the way:
- In 2019, we were among the first major companies to join the fight against global warming and signed the UN Pledge Business Ambition for 1.5°C through the Science-Based Targets initiative.
- In September 2020 we signed the Corporate Leaders Group (CLG) Europe CEO letter to the EU on 2030 GHG emissions targets.
- We are part of Business for Nature, a global coalition of businesses that are urging governments to urgently adopt policies to reverse nature loss.
- We achieved our RE100 commitment to convert our entire electricity supply to fully renewable sources in 2024.
- By 2030, we will have reached our Science Based Targets initiative-approved target to reduce operational emissions by 70% and supply chain energy/industrial emissions by 25%. We will have reached to reduce our supply chain FLAG GHG emissions by 30.3%.
- In 2025, CDP once again awarded us its highest ‘A’ score for climate action.
- In 2025, we published our first net-zero transition plan.
Progress on climate action 2022-2025
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Progress on climate action 2022-2025
| OUR TARGETS | PROGRESS 2022 | PROGRESS 2023 | PROGRESS 2024 | PROGRESS 2025 |
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| Our operations’ carbon emissions will be reduced by 70% by 2030 and by 90% by 2045, to achieve net zero by 2045 (baseline 2015) | – 35% ¹ | – 43% ¹ | – 48% ¹ | – 50% |
Our supply chain energy and industrial GHG emissions will be reduced by 25% by 2030 and by 90% by 2045, to achieve net zero by 2045 (baseline 2020) | – 1% ¹ | – 8% ¹ | + 6% ¹ | + 7% | |
Our supply chain FLAG GHG emissions will be reduced by 30.3% by 2030 and by 72% by 2045, to achieve net zero by 2045 (baseline 2020) | N/A | N/A | N/A | – 3% | |
| 100% of our entire electricity supply to be converted to fully renewable sources by 2050 | 90% | 94% | 100% | 100% |
| Givaudan will reach zero operational² waste directed to landfill for all manufacturing sites by 2030 | 46% ³ | 58% ³ | 59% ³ | 60%3 |
Givaudan will decrease its operational waste for disposal intensity by 15% by 2030 (baseline 2020) | + 13% | + 8% | – 8% | – 10% | |
| Improve water efficiency by a 25% water withdrawal rate reduction on sites facing water stress by 2030 (baseline 2020) | 13% | 18% | 25% | 32% |
We will continuously improve water efficiency on all other sites by a water withdrawal rate reduction | – 7% | – 3% | – 9% | – 15% | |
100% of our wastewater discharge will meet or exceed regularly and industry standards by 2030 | in progress | 80% | 84% | 85% |
Compared to baseline year 2015.
Excluding one-time-only waste and waste sent to landfill only when other existing technical alternatives are not allowed due to regulatory requirements.
The status shows the percentage of sites already hitting our target.
New target in 2022.
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For more on our latest progress, read our 2025 Integrated Report on economic and ESG performance.
Read our full net-zero transition plan for more information.
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