Church & Dwight Co
Carbon footprint
Primary Climate Goal
Church & Dwight Co aims to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 + 2 by 2025
GHG emissions and Carbon intensity
Church & Dwight Co reported Total CO2e Emissions - Location-Based Scope 1 + Scope 2 for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 166 Kt (+0.1/ y-o-y). At the sime time, carbon intensity was down at 34 t (-4.1 /-10.8% y-o-y).
Church & Dwight Co's Scope 3 emissions soared to 226 Kt (
The company is committed to achieving carbon neutrality for Scope 1 + 2 by 2025, which translates into the estimated reduction of -33 Kt per annum over the period of FY2021 - FY2025. This target, however, has not been recognised as science-based (and as aligned with Paris Agreement) by the SBTi.
Church & Dwight Co aims to achive carbon neutrality across its operations (Scope 1 + 2) in 2025. Companies normally become carbon neutral with the help of the acquisition of carbon offsets rather than absolute reductions in their own greenhouse emissions. Also, carbon neutrality does not include non-CO2 GHG emissions.