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Carlsberg | Sustainability Performance

http://www.carlsberg.com

Producer of beers and other beverages, including cider and soft drinks

1847

Denmark

10,001+ employees

Food & Beverages

$10B+ in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7449
Overall
#136
in Denmark
#232
in Food & Beverages

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

9 out of 333

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projectionsAsset manager exclusion

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

623.0K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Renewable energy

47% 2025
Laggard

Waste generated

28.2K tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

29% 2025
Critical

Externalities

960.0K $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

795.3B $, 2026▼10.6% YoY

Revenue

589.5B $, 2025▼15.8% YoY

R&D intensity

0.17% 2025

Carbon emissions

Reveal data for 1 credit

Industry rank: 44 out of 333


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 44 out of 333

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
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Renewable energy

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47%2025

Industry rank: 16 out of 333


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 16 out of 333

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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88%2025

Industry rank: 14 out of 333


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 14 out of 333

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

Industry benchmark

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

44.5

B/M 49.5

662.5

B/M 512.7

191.1

B/M 189.2

999.2

B/M 827.5

2.0

B/M 4.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
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Waste

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28.2K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Carlsberg continued to operate its Baltika Russian subsidiary for more than a year after announcing in 2022 it would exit Russia, before Russian authorities placed the asset under state temporary management in 2023, prompting questions about preparation for sanctions and assetprotection diligence.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.

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Biodiversity impact

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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities

Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

795.3B $, 2026▼10.6% YoY

Revenue

589.5B $, FY2025▼15.8% YoY

EBITDA

100.2B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

14% Industry: 12▲1.3% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$589.5BFY2025 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

45.3B 2025▼8.1% YoY

Capex

37.0B 2025▼10.1% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

2.5 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.2%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Return on invested capital

6.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

486.9

▼ 0.6%

2023

496.3

▼ 0.9%

2024

589.5

▼ 0.7%

2025

111.5

2030

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Asset manager exclusions

1 2026▼NaN% YoY

Exclusions by region

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Institutions excluding by region out of total tracked institutions

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Excluding institutions

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Institution name, type, screener label

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Sustainability targets and commitments

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Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

Not available

Workplace health & safety policy

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25%
Independent Directors

6 out of 24 incl. management

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Overall score

68

Environment

51

Social

84

Governance

70

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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2024

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

11+



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