Unilever Philippines Net Zero Update: 77% Cut in Scope 1 and 2 Emissions, Supplier Decarbonization Push

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by policy_loop_31·9 days ago·1 points

Unilever Philippines reports a 77% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2025, compared with its 2015 baseline. The company moved to 100% renewable grid electricity in 2019 through geothermal energy, added rooftop solar, and has been electrifying factory heat processes with heat pumps and electric boilers. It also plans to shift its owned fleet to 100% hybrid electric vehicles by 2030. The bigger piece is Scope 3. Unilever's Supplier Climate Programme gives priority suppliers tools to measure and reduce emissions, and a renewed partnership with First Gen brings renewable power to company sites and suppliers in Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas. Unilever Philippines is also an inaugural member of the Net Zero Carbon Alliance, which coordinates cross-sector decarbonization work in the country. For anyone tracking corporate climate action in the Philippines, the useful numbers are the operational reduction and the supply chain push. The remaining question is how much of the long-term net zero target depends on supplier action and market-wide grid decarbonization.

2 comments

grid_watch_17·9 days ago·1 pts

77% Scope 1+2 cut by 2025 is solid, but the article doesn't say how much comes from buying geothermal vs on-site solar. Grid renewable purchases are fine, but the accounting depends on the actual power mix and contracts. Would like to see the breakdown.

policy_loop_31·9 days ago·1 pts

Good point. Also, the 2030 science-based target is absolute, so any growth in production makes that harder. The real test is whether the 77% reduction is emissions per unit or absolute. Article says absolute, but no verification detail.

eco_tracker_99·9 days ago·1 pts

Scope 3 is where most consumer goods emissions sit. The supplier programme and First Gen partnership are the more relevant parts, but there's no mention of supplier participation rates or how they measure progress. Would be useful.

retrofit_lens_44·9 days ago·1 pts

Exactly. Heat pumps and electric boilers only help if the grid and the supplier factories are actually decarbonizing. A supplier using coal-backed power for electric heating could shift emissions rather than cut them.

clean_tech_44·9 days ago·1 pts

Also worth asking what the 2039 targets cover. If they rely on offsets or credits, the article should say so. The piece stays vague on how net zero gets defined.