- Meeting recycled content goals due to challenges in securing reliable high-quality recycled resin feedstock and internal quality testing requirements.
- Meeting recyclable packaging goals due to evolving state recycling regulations and How2Recycle guidelines.
- Meeting the goal to convert 20 percent of the sales fleet to hybrid vehicles due to higher than projected costs, limited hybrid vehicle availability, and potential disruption of valued relationships with manufacturers.
- Budget constraints impacting renewal of grant agreements with environmental partners.
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2023 reporting, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 105.7K MT CO2e. By scope: Scope 1: 105.7K MT CO2e; Scope 2: 53.8K MT CO2e. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
105.7K MT CO2e
2023
Water Usage
2.0K Megaliters
2023
Waste
42.9K tons
2023
Energy Use
1.9M GJ
2023
📊 Emissions by Scope (2023)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 105.7K MT CO2e |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 53.8K MT CO2e |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 105.7K MT CO2e |
| 2022 | 143.6K tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2 combined) |
| 2020 | 158.6K tCO2e/year |
| 2019 | 124.3K MT CO2e |
| 2012-2014 | 273.4K metric tonnes/year (CO2) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced peat in Miracle-Gro Garden Soil by 52 percent and Miracle-Gro Potting Mix by over 29 percent from 2019 to 2024.
- Diverted 160,000 pounds of plastic waste from landfills and recycled it into Trex outdoor products in 2023.
- Diverted 1.66 million pounds of coir waste from landfills in 2023.
- Redirected 30 percent of hazardous waste to a waste-to-energy program in 2023.
- Recycled approximately 7,750 short tons of waste in 2023.
- Recycled roughly 5.5 billion pounds of green waste in 2023.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Optimize packaging design for a 3 percent reduction in plastic material by 2025.
- Triple the amount of recycled content in plastic packaging by 2025.
- Achieve 50 percent achievement of consumer brand packaging that can be recycled or reused by 2025.
- Demonstrate improvement on identified “GroMoreGood” Goals among 75 percent of suppliers by 2025.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Product Stewardship & SafetyOperations & Supply ChainAssociate Engagement and WellnessCommunity EngagementGovernance and Transparency