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SBTi company profile · UK
Forest and Paper Products - Forestry, Timber, Pulp and Paper, Rubber Corporate
Validated Targets
Data: Science Based Targets initiative Target Dashboard, as at 2026-10-08
SBTi status reason: Expired commitment
Published records
The records below are reproduced from the Science Based Targets initiative Target Dashboard. A validated target is not evidence that emissions have fallen; progress requires the company’s reported emissions.
Target · Near-term · 1+2+3 — Other
2019 → 2030 · 1.5°C · published 2022-06-16
DS Smith commits to reduce absolute scope 1, 2* and 3 GHG emissions 46.2% by FY2030 from a FY2019 base year. *The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
Target · Near-term · 3 — Other
2019 → 2027 · published 2022-06-16
DS Smith commits that 76% of its suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services will have science-based targets by FY2027.
Commitment — Removed
Commitment — Validated Targets