Emissions associated with the cradle-to-shelf perimeter include(i) Scopes 1 and 2 emissions of sites operated by L’Oréal(plants, distribution centres, administrative sites and research centres), (ii) indirect upstream GHG emissions linked to L’Oréal purchases of raw materials and packaging materials used for the products manufactured by the Group (these emissions include the extraction of materials, their transportation to suppliers and then their transformation prior to delivery.),
(iii) indirect downstream GHG emissions generated by the transport of products sold from production or distribution centres to clients. These emissions include transportation flows of finished products from the production sites to the first customer delivery point.
In 2022, the CO2 emissions associated with the cradle-to-shelf scope represent 488g of CO2 eq per product sold.
The main items of Scope 3 CO2 emissions
(thousands of tonnes of CO2 equivalent)
Upstream
- Products and services purchased: 4,556
- Capital Goods: 813
- Upstream Transports and Distribution: 151
- Business Travel: 97
- Other items: 338
Downstream
- Use of sold products: 4,102
- Downstream Transport and Distribution: 589
- Downstream Transport and Distribution: 589
- Other items: 79
CO2 emissions in 2022 (Scopes 1, 2, 3) over the entire Group
| (thousands of tonnes of CO2 equivalent ) | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | Scopes 1, 2 & 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP | GROUPScope 119.7 | GROUPScope 25.4 | GROUPScope 311,245 | GROUPScopes 1, 2 & 311,270 |
| Industrial sites | Industrial sites Scope 118.9 ☑ |
Industrial sites Scope 22.5 ☑ |
Industrial sites Scope 3- |
Industrial sites Scopes 1, 2 & 3- |
| Administrative sites and research centres | Administrative sites and research centres Scope 10.9 |
Administrative sites and research centres Scope 22.9 |
Administrative sites and research centres Scope 3- |
Administrative sites and research centres Scopes 1, 2 & 3- |
Changes in the data of the GHG balance since 2016 (in thousands of tonnes of CO2 equivalent)
| COMMENTS | 2016 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported figures | Reported figures Scopes 1, 2 and 3 |
Reported figuresCOMMENTS
|
Reported figures2016114 | Reported figures201911,762 | Reported figures202011,225 | Reported figures202112,526 | Reported figures202211,270 |
Scope 3 |
|
COMMENTSunpublished (1) | 201611,682 | 201911,169 | 202012,488 | 202111,245 | |
| Unpublished data | Unpublished data
Scopes 1, 2 and 3 |
Unpublished dataCOMMENTS Unpublished 2016 GHG balance results Scopes 1, 2 and 3 |
Unpublished data2016 9,881 (2) |
Unpublished data2019
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Unpublished data2020
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Unpublished data2021
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Unpublished data2022
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Scope 3 |
|
COMMENTS 9,712 (2) |
2016
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2019
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2020
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2021
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| Variances | Variances
Scopes 1 and 2 |
VariancesCOMMENTSTOTAL RESTATEMENTS | Variances2016 -55 |
Variances2019
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Variances2020
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Variances2021
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Variances2022
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Improvement in the accuracy of the scope (3) |
COMMENTS -55 |
2016
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2019
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2020
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2021
|
|
Scope 3 |
TOTAL OF VARIANCES |
COMMENTS2,021 | 2016-714 | 2019-617 | 2020-1,945 | 2021
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Improvement in the accuracy of the scope (4) |
COMMENTS 1,327 |
2016 1,298 |
2019 757 |
2020 16 |
2021
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Improvement in the accuracy of the methodology (5) |
COMMENTS -3 |
2016 -18 |
2019 7 |
2020 -349 |
2021
|
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|
Improvement in the accuracy of the methodology (6) |
COMMENTS -707 |
2016 -1,134 |
2019 -1,087 |
2020 -708 |
2021
|
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|
Update of emission factors (7) |
COMMENTS 1404 |
2016 -860 |
2019 -295 |
2020 -903 |
2021
|
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| Like-for-like basis | Like-for-like basis Scopes 1, 2 and 3 |
Like-for-like basisCOMMENTS
|
Like-for-like basis201611,847 | Like-for-like basis201911,048 | Like-for-like basis202010,608 | Like-for-like basis202110,581 | Like-for-like basis202211,270 |
Scope 3 |
|
COMMENTS11,733 | 201610,968 | 201910,552 | 202010,542 | 202111,245 |
(1) In 2016, the Scope 3 total reported was that of 2015; only the five main items of the 2016 Scope 3 were updated and reported (representing 90% of Scope 3). The work on the 2016 GHG balance continued pursuant to the SBT commitments.
(2) Data calculated under the SBT commitments (SBT baseline Scopes 1, 2 and 3).
(3) Variation in allocations to leased vehicles and stores, in Scope 3.
(4) Improvement in the accuracy of the data (emissions related primarily to services purchased, POS, IT, remote working and vehicle fleet).
(5) Variation in the methodology and external databases (transport, capital goods, waste, consumer travel, IT).
(6) Variation in the methodology and alignment of the internal data bases.
(7) Change in the source of the data on the energy mix used for residential water heating in the different countries and changes in the emission factors used for the packaging elements and use of our products.
For more information on the changes to the GHG balance data for the above years, together with the restatements published in 2021, please refer to the detailed table in section 4.6.4.
☑The Statutory Auditors have expressed reasonable assurance about this indicator.