British American Tobacco
More information available in H2-2024

Current Score (vs. LY)

20.0 pts (-)

Last Update: Nov. 21, 2023

Current Rankings

Global: #139

FTSE: #1

Consumer Staples: #17

Transparency

Quality of climate reporting based on public disclosures, completeness and verification of GHG emissions

Commitments

Level of ambition through gross absolute emissions reduction and 'net zero' targets

Results

Results and actions to deliver on commitments for real

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Last 3 Years Emissions Data Summary

Y2021Y2020Y2019
Scope 1 324,985342,034396,398
Scope 2 - location-based 392,840417,572452,844
Scope 2 - market-based 170,422198,830385,996
Scope 1-2 - location-based 717,825759,606849,242
Scope 1-2 - market-based 495,407 540,864 782,394
Scope 3 5,586,5086,781,4117,546,678
Total - location-based 6,304,3337,541,0178,395,920
Total - market-based 5,948,309 7,156,575 8,151,629

Note: Data sources detailed here

Y2022 Y2021
Total CO2e estimate (by Net0Tracker) 24,162,61522,451,060
Methodology Pre-calculated sector intensity (revenue)Pre-calculated sector intensity (revenue)

Carbon emissions are estimated according to comparable years, intensity and sector benchmarks

Performance vs. Target

Note: Targets without baseline are ignored. In case several targets exist, only the shorter-term target is displayed.


Value Chain (scope 3) Emissions by Category

Emissions Trajectory (Full Scopes)


Emissions Trajectory not available



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Sector Benchmark

Note: Latest GHG and revenue data (based on tradingview.com) are used to calculate GHG emissions intensity by sector. The color scale of each bubble depends on the GHG intensity (GHG emissions per 1 million USD revenue). Sectors follow the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) that organize companies based on their primary business activities. The 11 sectors are : Information Technology, Health Care, Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, Industrials, Consumer Staples, Energy, Utilities, Real Estate, and Materials.

British American Tobacco belongs to the sector Consumer Staples.

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Reduction and Net Zero Targets

>Note: intensity targets are not represented in the current version - see Methodology

Gross Absolute Emission Reductions

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Net Absolute Emission Reductions

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Net Zero Future Commitments

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Science-based Targets (SBTI)

Date Published / Updated :01/07/2022

Near-term Long-Term Net Zero Standard
Targets Set : 1.5°C by 2030 No target Yes
British American Tobacco is a member of the Business Ambition for 1.5 campaign (link here )

British American Tobacco commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by 2030 from a 2020 base year.* British American Tobacco also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, use of sold products, and end of life treatment of sold products 50% by 2030 from a 2020 base year. British American Tobacco commits that 20% of its suppliers by spend covering purchased goods and services will have science_x0002_based targets by 2025.*The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.

Data source: SBTI

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Offsets

Last update for British American Tobacco by zerotracker.net: Sept. 4, 2024
Planning to use external offset credits Yes
Separate targets for emission reductions and removals No
Conditions on use of offset credits
  • Must be high environmental integrity
Plans for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) Not Specified

Additional notes: "Until we can fully decarbonise Vuse, we offset the rest of the carbon emissions by purchasing high-quality carbon credits to achieve the brand’s carbon neutrality" p.30 (https://www.bat.com/content/dam/batcom/global/main-nav/investors-and-reporting/reporting/low-carbon-transition-plan/BAT_Low_Carbon_Transition_Plan_2022.pdf) 'BAT's carbon neutral sites are externally verified as adhering to internationally recognised standards / carbon neutrality methodologies such as PAS 2060 and purchase carbon credits verified by third parties, such as VCS, Gold Standard and American Carbon Registry, to offset residual emissions for which immediate plans do not offer financially viable and/or real emission reductions.' - https://www.bat.com/sustainability-and-esg/environment-and-climate/climate-change 'Carbon-smart farming takes a strategic approach that is focused on both reducing emissions from tobacco farming and leveraging the positive effects agriculture could have in removing carbon from the atmosphere.' (p.24 of Low Carbon Transition Plan)

Data source from zerotracker.net - For more information, see methodology

Score Summary

Ref Principle Score
(points)
Max
(points)
Delta
(points)
1 At least 2 years of GHG emissions for scope 1 and 2 are publicly-available and externally-verified 0.0 10.0 -
2 Scope 3 emissions are fully reported and externally-verified 0.0 10.0 -
3 CDP score demonstrates the level of transparent disclosures 10.0 10.0 -
Transparency 10.0 30.0 -
4 Net Zero Commitments by 2050 include an intermediate target and cover all the emissions 0.0 10.0 -
5 Net Zero targets demonstrate a high-level of emergency 0.0 10.0 -
6 Emission reduction targets on a forward-looking basis are ambitious 0.0 10.0 -
7 Targets are science-based as validated by SBTi 10.0 10.0 -
Commitments 10.0 40.0 -
8 Results re. operational emissions reduction: on-pace (performance-to-date) and momentum (forward-looking targets) 0.0 10.0 -
9 Results re. value chain emissions reduction: on-pace (performance-to-date) and momentum (forward-looking targets) 0.0 10.0 -
10 Implied Temperature Rating by MSCi 0.0 10.0 -
Results 0.0 30.0 -
Total 20.0 100.0 -


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Score Details

Criteria Results 2023 Score 2022 Score Vs. 2022 2021 Score
Criteria 1 : Transparency on operational emissions (Scope 1 + 2)
Are S1+S2 figures publicly-disclosed for the last reporting year and the preceding period? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Are S1+S2 figures verified by a 3rd-party for the last reporting year? NC 0.0/ 5.0 -
Criteria 2 : Transparency on value chain emissions (Scope 3)
Are the 15 categories fully or partly disclosed? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Are S3 figures fully or partly verified by a 3rd-party for the last reporting year? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 3 : Quality and Frequency of reporting
What is the latest CDP score (no later than the preceding year)? A 10.0 / 10.0 -
How many interim reporting were provided between 2 reporting periods (GHG emissions only)?
Criteria 4 : Net Zero Commitments
Does the net 0 target include a statement of a generally-accepted net zero emission target by 2050? NC 0.0 / 3.0 -
Does the net zero target include an intermediate target by 2030? NC 0.0 / 3.0 -
Does the net zero target include all the emissions? NC 0.0 / 4.0 -
Criteria 5 : Target year for Net Zero Commitments
Target year for achieving net zero emissions for S1+S2? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Target year for achieving net zero emissions for S1+S2+S3 combined? NC 0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 6 : Reduction objectives
What is the forward-looking GHG% reduction (without compensation) for scope 1+2?
0.0 / 5.0 -
What is the forward-looking GHG% reduction (without compensation) for scope 1+2+3?
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 7 : Science-Based Targets
What type of science-based target (as validated by SBTi) did the company commit to? Targets Set 1.5°C 10.0 / 10.0 -
Criteria 8 : Results based on scope 1 - 2
Performance to date: cumulative% reduction vs. target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Momentum: last year % reduction vs. forward-looking target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 9 : Results based on scope 1 - 2 - 3
Performance to date: cumulative% reduction vs. target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Momentum: last year % reduction vs. forward-looking target Objective (in %):
Actual (in %):
No target found
0.0 / 5.0 -
Criteria 10 : Implied Temperature Rise (ITR)
Is the company aligned with global climate targets? ITR: None°C 0.0 / 10.0 -
Total 20.0 / 100.0 -


Available Data Sources

Reporting Year 2022 2021 2021 2020 2019
Source Wikirate (NV) NZPDU Yourstake NZPDU NZPDU
Publication Year unknown 2022 unknown 2021 2020
Scope 1 308 324,985 325,000 342,034 396,398
Scope 2 - location-based NA 392,840 393,000 417,572 452,844
Scope 2 - market-based NA 170,422 170,000 198,830 385,996
Scope 1-2 - location-based 308 717,825 718,000 759,606 849,242
Scope 1-2 - market-based NA 495,407 495,000 540,864 782,394
Scope 3 0 5,586,508 0 6,781,411 7,546,678
Total - location-based 308 6,304,333 718,000 7,541,017 8,395,920
Total - market-based NA 5,948,309 495,000 7,156,575 8,151,629

Sources

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