25 May 2018 How can companies address their scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions? In order to keep global temperature increase to well-below 2⁰C and meet the goals laid out in the Paris Agreement, everyone needs to take bold action to reduce their share of emissions and do so as soon as possible. Companies are responsible for the majority of global emissions and therefore play an integral role in meeting these goals...
17 Apr 2018 From commitment to action: Science-based targets momentum continues with 100 approved targets The Science Based Targets initiative is celebrating a major milestone: over 100 companies have turned their commitments into targets and are now working towards emission reductions in line with what climate science says is necessary to limit warming to below 2°C.
20 Mar 2018 McDonald’s has pledged to slash greenhouse gas emissions – it’s charting a course for sustainable growth This week, McDonald’s became the first global restaurant company to set an emissions reduction target in line with what the science says is needed to hold global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius...
07 Feb 2018 How oil and gas companies can prepare for a low-carbon world Europe’s largest oil company, Royal Dutch Shell, surprised the world late last year when it announced an ambition to slash its carbon footprint by 20 percent per unit of energy by 2035 and by 50 percent per unit of energy by 2050...
30 Jan 2018 WEF: Mahindra challenges all companies to set science-based targets Anand Mahindra, chairman of the Mahindra Group, is challenging all businesses around the world to set a science-based emissions reduction target ahead of this September’s Global Climate Action Summit in California...
12 Dec 2017 Science-based targets becoming business norm as companies aim to align climate plans with Paris goals Two years ago, the Paris Agreement kick-started the race to a low-carbon economy. In the 24 months since, business leaders have taken note of the clear signal that came out of Paris, and have embraced the opportunities of the massive economic transformation taking place globally...
