Henkel presented new targets for 2030 for climate, circularity and the supply chain

Henkel introduced a new set of medium‑term sustainability targets that aim to accelerate decarbonisation and responsibility across the entire value chain:

1) Climate (path to net zero 2045, SBTi validated):

- Scope 1+2 emissions: -42% by 2030

- Scope 3 emissions: -30% by 2030

Scope 1+2+3 have already been reduced by 29% compared to 2021, the company purchases 97% of its electricity from renewables globally and 37 of its plants are already carbon neutral

2) Circularity (consumer goods packaging):

- share of recycled material in packaging: target at least 35% by 2030 (currently 28%)

- packaging designed for recycling: target 100% (currently 88%)

3) People and equal opportunities:

- gender balance in management: target 45%+ of both genders at all levels (currently women > 43%)

- global pay equality by 2030

4) Supply chain:

- the goal is 85% of suppliers meeting Henkel's criteria for occupational health and safety, environmental protection, social standards, and ethical business

- systematic assessment of partners across the entire chain

Henkel is one of the few large FMCG companies that communicates a specific interim step (2030) as well as the final goal (net zero 2045) and at the same time shows exactly where it stands now.

Transparency of the type "target 35%, we are at 28%" is what investors and CSRD auditors want to see. The question is whether they can also achieve this in Scope 3 – where the biggest gap between target and implementation usually lies.

Source: https://www.esgtoday.com/henkel-unveils-new-2030-climate-circularity-supply-chain-sustainability-targets/