Environmental data / External verification / External recognition
Environmental data / Environment data verification statement
Group-wide Scope 1 and 2 GHG data, some Scope 3 GHG data, energy, proportion of renewable electricity, water withdrawal, water discharge and waste-related data have been externally assured. See the Basis of Reporting on data calculation / consolidation methods.
Independent Assurance Statement for the JT Group
Energy
| Energy consumption (Terajoules) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil fuels purchased and consumed | 5,968 | 5,536 | 5,800 | 5,657 | 5,733 | 5,519 |
| Electricity (non-renewable) purchased | 2,744 | 2,500 | 2,393 | 2,230 | 2,075 | 1,585 |
| Steam / heating / cooling and other energy (non-renewable) purchased | 66 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Total renewable energy purchased or generated | 1,380 | 1,563 | 1,688 | 1,766 | 1,714 | 2,342 |
| - Total renewable electricity purchased or generated | 529 | 733 | 849 | 864 | 902 | 1,514 |
| - Total renewable energy purchased or generated excluding electricity | 851 | 831 | 839 | 901 | 812 | 828 |
| Total energy sold | -0.005 | -0.004 | -0.008 | -1.088 | -0.025 | -0.112 |
| Total | 10,159 | 9,655 | 9,916 | 9,685 | 9,551 | 9,471 |
| Energy consumption breakdown (Terajoules) |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-renewable fuel consumed | 5,961 | 5,535 | 5,799 | 5,655 | 5,732 | 5,519 |
| Renewable fuel consumed | 842 | 820 | 824 | 892 | 804 | 826 |
| Electricity, heating, cooling and steam purchased for consumption | 3,335 | 3,282 | 3,262 | 3,074 | 2,956 | 3,063 |
| Self-generated electricity, heating, cooling and steam | 20 | 17 | 32 | 65 | 59 | 63 |
| Electricity, heating, cooling and steam sold | -0.005 | -0.004 | -0.008 | -1.088 | -0.025 | -0.112 |
| Total | 10,159 | 9,655 | 9,916 | 9,685 | 9,551 | 9,471 |
| Proportion of renewable electricity (%) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 14% | 20% | 23% | 24% | 26% | 43% |
GHG
| GHG emissions (1,000 tons CO2e) |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 | 344 | 314 | 328 | 317 | 315 | 301 |
| HFCs | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
| Total (Scope 1) | 368 | 340 | 352 | 340 | 337 | 320 |
| Scope 2 | 368 | 320 | 298 | 273 | 239 | 189 |
| Total (Scope 1 + 2) | 737 | 659 | 650 | 613 | 576 | 509 |
| Purchased goods and services | 5,883 | 5,603 | 5,165 | 5,614 | 5,259 | 4,749 |
| Direct leaf supply | 1,621 | 1,619 | 1,647 | 1,534 | 1,519 | 1,329 |
| Third-party tobacco materials | 2,029 | 1,762 | 1,281 | 2,044 | 1,642 | 1,238 |
| - Others | 2,233 | 2,222 | 2,238 | 2,036 | 2,099 | 2,182 |
| Capital goods | 307 | 272 | 260 | 233 | 299 | 213 |
| Fuel-and-energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) |
219 | 212 | 222 | 208 | 195 | 196 |
| Upstream transportation and distribution | 394 | 367 | 387 | 456 | 418 | 390 |
| Waste generated in operations | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Business travel | 121 | 58 | 23 | 54 | 113 | 118 |
| Employee commuting | 45 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| Upstream leased assets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Downstream transportation and distribution | 320 | 331 | 323 | 327 | 333 | 312 |
| Processing of sold products | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Use of sold products | 27 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 40 | 52 |
| End of life treatment of sold products | 126 | 109 | 114 | 96 | 116 | 133 |
| Downstream leased assets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Franchises | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Total (Scope 3) | 7,463 | 7,033 | 6,566 | 7,065 | 6,823 | 6,213 |
| Out of scope emissions (1,000 tons CO2e) |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass | 100 | 100 | 100 | 110 | 99 | 103 |
| Indirect CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biogenic CO2 emissions generated elsewhere in the value chain | 484 | 468 | 483 | 489 | 501 | 513 |
| Total (biogenic) | 584 | 568 | 583 | 600 | 600 | 616 |
Water
| Water withdrawal by source (1,000 m³) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh surface water | 1,631 | 1,712 | 1,783 | 1,937 | 1,675 | 1,851 |
| Brackish surface water/seawater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rainwater | 41 | 31 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Groundwater | 5,529 | 5,351 | 4,990 | 4,625 | 4,273 | 4,155 |
| Produced/process water | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Municipal supply | 2,904 | 2,809 | 2,803 | 2,658 | 2,583 | 2,528 |
| Wastewater from another organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 10,105 | 9,904 | 9,605 | 9,221 | 8,530 | 8,534 |
| Water discharge by destination (1,000 m³) | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh surface water | 2,795 | 2,720 | 2,581 | 2,481 | 2,386 | 2,212 |
| Brackish surface water/seawater | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 21 |
| Groundwater | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Municipal/industrial treatment plant | 2,794 | 2,783 | 2,789 | 2,708 | 2,411 | 2,479 |
| Wastewater from another organization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5,616 | 5,520 | 5,387 | 5,194 | 4,818 | 4,718 |
Waste
| Waste generation breakdown (1,000 tons) |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycled including waste composted | 103 | 102 | 102 | 98 | 99 | 103 |
| Incinerated with heat recovery | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Incinerated without heat recovery | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Landfilled | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Total | 141 | 137 | 136 | 127 | 128 | 130 |
Packaging
| Reusable & Recycable packaging weight breakdown (1,000 tons) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reusable & Recycable Packaging Weight | 219 | 212 | 244 | 252 |
| Non Reusable & Recycable Packaging Weight | 31 | 35 | 23 | 21 |
| Total | 250 | 247 | 267 | 273 |
| Reusable or Recyclable Packaging (%) | 88% | 86% | 91% | 92% |
| Tobacco business Packaging recycled content breakdown (1,000 tons) |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recycled Materials Weight | 31 | 36 | 38 | 39 |
| Non Recycled Materials Weight | 166 | 162 | 183 | 190 |
| Total | 197 | 197 | 221 | 228 |
| Recycled Content (%) | 16% | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Plastic packaging weight breakdown (1,000 tons) | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recyclable plastic packaging | 26 | 25 | 37 | 37 |
| Compostable plastic packaging | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recycled content within plastic packaging | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plastic Packaging Weight | 41 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
| Recyclable plastic packaging (%) | 64% | 65% | 92% | 92% |
| Compostable plastic packaging (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Recycled content within plastic packaging (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Purchased packaging materials by material type (1,000 tons) |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass packaging | Recycled and/or Certified Material | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Weight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Recycled Content (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Metal (e.g. aluminium or steal) packaging | Recycled and/or Certified Material | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Weight | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Recycled Content (%) | 0% | 0% | 9% | 7% | |
| Wood/Paper fiber packaging | Recycled and/or Certified Material | 25 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Total Weight | 175 | 178 | 204 | 211 | |
| Recycled Content (%) | 14% | 20% | 18% | 18% | |
ISO 14001 certified (Scope: Cigarette and tobacco-related factories (including Group factories))
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total factories | 46 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
| Certified factories | 36 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Certified (%) | 78% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 79% | 79% |
External recognition
You can find out more about evaluations of environmental initiatives such as the CDP and SBTi.
External recognition | JT Global Site