Future Of British Business
Unilever CEO Has ‘No Idea’ How It Will Meet Full Net-Zero Target
- Company says changing consumer behavior is key to meeting goal
- Carbon reduction targets in brand’s direct operations on track
Alan Jope
Photographer: Hollie Adams/BloombergThis article is for subscribers only.
Unilever Plc Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope said he had “no idea” how the consumer giant would meet a target of reducing “scope 3” carbon emissions -- which includes those generated by consumers using its products.
The company’s goods range from Dove soap to Knorr noodles and Surf detergent, and the energy used by consumers to cook food, wash clothes or clean their hair and skin “accounts for 60% of our total carbon footprint,” Jope said at the Consumer Goods Forum in Dublin on Tuesday. The energy output from its factories and distribution network is “almost immaterial” by comparison, the CEO added.