L’Oréal carries out an annual Greenhouse Gas assessment (GHG assessment) for all the Group’s activities, in order to measure its CO2 emissions and identify the action plans that will enable it to reduce its impact. This assessment, which has been performed since 2007, is conducted in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) rules, the international reference method for recording GHG emissions. It makes it possible to determine the Group’s total carbon footprint in three categories – Scopes – defined above in section 4.3.1.3.1. "Eco-designed products" of this document.
In 2021, the GHG assessment of the L’Oréal Group was estimated at 12,526 thousand tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
These CO2 emissions are measured by all the Group’s sites and reported monthly.
Scopes 1 and 2 correspond to those for which the Group takes direct action via programmes to control energy consumption deployed on the sites and for the procurement of renewable energy. They are the subject of ambitious reduction targets as part of the L’Oréal for the Future programme (see section 4.4." L’Oréal for the Future: 2021 results" of this document):
| 2025 TARGETS | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial sites | Industrial sites 2025 TARGETS- 100% (vs. 2005) |
Industrial sites 2020-81% |
Industrial sites 2021-87% |
| Administrative sites and research centres | Administrative sites and research centres 2025 TARGETS- 100% (vs. 2016) |
Administrative sites and research centres 2020-76% |
Administrative sites and research centres 2021-83% |
For 2021, all these Scope 1 and 2 emissions represented 31.6 thousand tonnes☑ for the factories and distribution centres, and 6.7 thousand tonnes for the administrative sites and research centres.
Changes in the reported figures for Scopes 1 and 2 since 2014 (in thousands of tonnes of CO2 equivalent) (1)
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016(2) | 2017(3) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Scope 1
Industrial sites |
Scope 12014 58.5 |
Scope 12015 55.5 |
Scope 12016(2) 55.5 |
Scope 12017(3) 49.7 |
Scope 12018 46.6 |
Scope 12019 43.6 |
Scope 12020 39.0 |
Scope 12021 25.9☑ |
Administrative sites and research centres |
2014
|
2015
|
2016(2) 6.5 |
2017(3) 8.0 |
2018 7.7 |
2019 6.4 |
2020 4.1 |
2021 1.8 |
|
Group |
201458.5 |
201555.5 |
2016(2)62.0 |
2017(3)57.7 |
201854.3 |
201950.0 |
202043.1 |
202127.7 |
|
| Scope 2 | Scope 2
Industrial sites |
Scope 22014 60.5 |
Scope 22015 49.6 |
Scope 22016(2) 25.7 |
Scope 22017(3) 15.9 |
Scope 22018 8.9 |
Scope 22019 8.2 |
Scope 22020 7.0 |
Scope 22021 5.7☑ |
Administrative sites and research centres |
2014
|
2015
|
2016(2) 26.5 |
2017(3) 25.3 |
2018 25.7 |
2019 22.1 |
2020 5.7 |
2021 4.9 |
|
Group |
201460.5 |
201549.6 |
2016(2)52.2 |
2017(3)41.2 |
201834.6 |
201930.3 |
202012.6 |
202110.6 |
|
| Scopes 1 + 2 | Scopes 1 + 2
Industrial sites |
Scopes 1 + 22014 118.9 |
Scopes 1 + 22015 105.0 |
Scopes 1 + 22016(2) 81.2 |
Scopes 1 + 22017(3) 65.7 |
Scopes 1 + 22018 55.5 |
Scopes 1 + 22019 51.8 |
Scopes 1 + 22020 46.0 |
Scopes 1 + 22021 31.6☑ |
Administrative sites and research centres |
2014
|
2015
|
2016(2) 32.9 |
2017(3) 33.2 |
2018 33.4 |
2019 28.5 |
2020 9.8 |
2021 6.7 |
|
Group |
2014118.9 |
2015105.0 |
2016(2)114.2 |
2017(3)98.9 |
201888.9 |
201980.3 |
202055.8 |
202138.3 |
(1) These data present the reported figures each year in the different management reports. In rare cases, certain data already published for the preceding year may be modified when inaccuracies or errors are discovered after the end of the financial year. These data are monitored and included in the annual consistency review. They are included in the reported figures each year.
(2) As from 2016, Scopes 1 and 2 emissions of the Group:
- are calculated using the new methodology published by the GHG Protocol (“The Scope 2 Guidance”), and monitored using the Market-Based CO2 indicator, which replaces the Net CO2 indicator;
- include the emissions related to leaks of cooling gases; and
-include the emissions linked to the administrative sites and research centres.
(3) In 2017 only, Scopes 1 and 2 had been expanded with emissions estimated annually for vehicles operated under long-term leases and for branded retail stores. These emissions are not included in this table.
Scope 3 covers all other greenhouse gas emissions not directly related to the sites operated by the Group or to the processing of products in the factories but to other stages in its life cycle (procurement, transportation, use, end of life, etc.) and other impacts related to the Group’s activities (business travel, etc.). These emissions are the subject of an annual estimate according to the GHG Protocol methodology.
In 2021, work was carried out on Scope 3 of the GHG Assessment in order to improve its input data, limits and emission factors.
For 2021, L’Oréal Group’s Scope 3 is estimated at 12,488 thousand tonnes, an increase around 0.5 million tonnes compared to 2020, primarily due to the use phase of the products.
☑The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.
