Target · Long-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2050 · published 2024-02-29
FLAG: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions 72% by FY2050 from a FY2018 base year**. **The target includes FLAG emissions and removals.
SBTi company profile · UK
J Sainsbury plc
Food and Staples Retailing Corporate
Validated Targets
Data: Science Based Targets initiative Target Dashboard, as at 2026-10-08
LocationUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
RegionNorthern Europe
SectorFood and Staples Retailing
Organisation typeCorporate
Near-term statusValidated Targets
Near-term target1.5°C · 2030
Long-term statusValidated Targets
Long-term target1.5°C · 2050
Net-zero statusValidated Targets
Net-zero target year2050
Business Ambition for 1.5°CBA1.5 member
ISIN in SBTi dataYes
Published records
Targets and commitments
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 · Net-zero · 1+2+3 — Other
2018 → 2050 · 1.5°C · published 2024-02-29
J Sainsbury plc commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2050.
Target · Near-term · 1+2 — Other
2018 → 2030 · 1.5°C · published 2024-02-29
Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 68% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year* *The target boundary includes land related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
Target · Near-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2030 · published 2024-02-29
Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution and use of sold products 50.4% within the same timeframe.
Target · Near-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2030 · published 2024-02-29
FLAG: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions 36.4% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year**. **The target includes FLAG emissions and removals.
Target · Near-term · 1+2+3 — Other
2018 → 2025 · published 2024-02-29
FLAG: J Sainsbury plc also commits to no deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities, with a target date of December 31, 2025
Target · Long-term · 1+2 — Other
2018 → 2035 · 1.5°C · published 2024-02-29
Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 100% by FY2035 from a FY2018 base year* *The target boundary includes land related emissions and removals from bioenergy feedstocks.
Target · Long-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2050 · published 2024-02-29
Energy & Industry: J Sainsbury plc also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by FY2050 from a FY2018 base year.
Commitment — Validated Targets