Carbon Footprint — Operations: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara's 2024 Integrated Report (published March 2025, CSRD/ESRS compliant) discloses Scope 1+2 (market-based) absolute emissions of 16.3 million tonnes CO2e in 2024 (restated 2023: 15.6Mt), with multi-year tracking. The report is third-party limited-assured and GHG Protocol aligned. Deduction applied because the KPI explicitly excludes Freeport and Hull facilities, meaning the reported figure is not fully comprehensive. DitchCarbon data crosschecks Scope 1 at ~1,367,363t CO2e and market-based Sco

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain: How does Yara International ASA score?

Scope 3 from use of sold products (N2O from fertilizer application in fields) is the dominant emissions source — DitchCarbon reports ~42.8 billion kg CO2e (~42.8Mt) for Scope 3 in 2023, representing ~73% of total footprint per ShareAction analysis ('Yara's scope 3 footprint constitutes around 75% of its total emissions'). However, Yara's Scope 3 target covers only 'emissions from use of sold products' (11.1% reduction by 2030 from 2021 baseline), not upstream categories (purchased ammonia, raw m

Emissions Trajectory: How does Yara International ASA score?

Scope 1+2 absolute emissions: 2020: 17.7Mt, 2021: 17.5Mt, 2022: 15.9Mt, 2023 (restated): 15.6Mt, 2024: 16.3Mt (source: Yara Integrated Report 2024 strategy scorecard). The 2024 figure rose from 2023. The 2025 GHG intensity target was met (10% reduction since 2018), but this is an intensity metric. Absolute Scope 1+2 emissions have fluctuated — not a consistent declining trend, and 2024 saw a rise versus 2023. Total footprint including Scope 3 is approximately 58–63Mt CO2e, with no evidenced abso

Energy Source: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara is the largest industrial natural gas buyer in the EU — approximately 90% of its energy consumption relates to ammonia production, which is fossil-gas dependent (Yara Integrated Report 2024, Yara planet performance page). Yara has started a 24-MW green hydrogen electrolyzer at Porsgrunn, Norway (Europe's largest, started June 2024), capable of producing ~20,500 mt/year green ammonia, cutting an estimated 41,000t CO2/year — but this represents a tiny fraction of Yara's total ammonia producti

Nature & Biodiversity Impact: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara's products — synthetic nitrogen fertilizers — are a major driver of eutrophication, dead zones in waterways, nitrous oxide emissions (a potent GHG), and soil health degradation. Yara acknowledges these risks (SDG 14 page: 'fertilizer use comes with a risk of runoff, leaching, or volatilization') and published a Nature Position Paper aligned with the Global Biodiversity Framework. Yara is a member of the Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) and OP2B. Yara mentions TNFD membership/awareness a

Resource Use & Waste: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara has a Sustainable Procurement Policy (launched 2022) covering climate, energy, circularity, and water management. The company has expanded organic/recycled fertilizer products through acquisitions (Ecolan, Agribios Italiana in 2023) and aims to expand use of recycled/upcycled nutrients. FAIRR (2025) notes Yara discloses zero high-severity environmental incidents in 2024 and lists site-specific pollution actions. However, no public circular economy targets with verified metrics exist, and th

Water Impact: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara acknowledges fertilizer use causes eutrophication, dead zones, and waterway pollution (SDG 14 page). Production sites discharge nitrogen and phosphorus into waterways — the Montoir de Bretagne, France plant was fined €61,500 in September 2021 for discharging nitrogen and phosphorus in excess of permitted levels (ChemScore 2024 Controversies). FAIRR (2025) notes Yara discloses water withdrawal data but does not disclose concentrations at priority bodies or material sites; treatment methods a

Targets & Commitments: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara submitted targets to SBTi: 30% absolute Scope 1+2 reduction by 2030 (2019 baseline) and 11.1% absolute Scope 3 reduction from use of sold products by 2030 (2021 baseline) — but as of 2025/2026 these remain 'committed' status on SBTi, not validated. KnowESG (verified January 2026) confirms SBTi status as 'Committed — target validation pending.' The SDA for the fertilizer sector (expected 2022, then 2024) has not yet been published, causing repeated delays. There is no SBTi net-zero validated

Transparency & Accountability: How does Yara International ASA score?

Yara publishes an annual Integrated Report compliant with CSRD/ESRS (since 2023 report) and EU Taxonomy disclosure. The 2024 Integrated Report (March 2025) includes TCFD-aligned disclosures, sustainability statements, board oversight of climate, and multi-year KPI tracking. MSCI rating: A; Refinitiv: 83/100; Sustainalytics risk: 24.7/26.6 (medium risk). The Norwegian government owns >33% and is largest shareholder. Yara is a member of the Transition Pathway Initiative and TNFD. Executive remuner

Controversies & Red Flags: How does Yara International ASA score?

Starting score 8. Deductions: (1) Regulatory fine: Montoir de Bretagne plant fined €61,500 in September 2021 for excess nitrogen/phosphorus discharge (ChemScore 2024 Controversies); plant also placed under 'enhanced surveillance' in July 2021. Deduct 1. (2) Lobbying with misaligned trade associations: Yara holds senior roles in Fertilizers Europe (Vice-President) and is a member of CEFIC — both identified by Corporate Europe Observatory and InfluenceMap as having taken positions opposing ambitio

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Yara International ASA Sustainability Score: 21/100

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~17,000 employees~$13.9B (2024) revenue58.7Mt CO₂e totalRanked #472 of 503Website ↗

Yara International ASA is a chemicals company headquartered in NO with total reported emissions of 58.7Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Yara International ASA scores 21/100 — rated as showing significant gaps in its sustainability performance.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated Yara International ASA's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Chemicals industry ceiling

Performance

39/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.6x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 25 + 0.7 × 39) × 0.6 = 21

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

15.9Mt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

400Kt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

42800.0Mt

Value chain

Total

58.7Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

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7/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

3/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

3/10

Emissions Trajectory

4/10

Energy Source

3/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

4/10

Resource Use & Waste

3/10

Water Impact

3/10

Targets & Commitments

6/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

3/10

Controversies & Red Flags

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