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02 Nov 2022 Commitment Compliance Policy - what you need to know Our updated Commitment Compliance Policy comes into force on 31 January 2023. Find out what this means for companies and stakeholders.

13 Oct 2022 The SBTi’s FLAG Guidance: A groundbreaking moment for addressing land-related emissions Following the launch of the world’s first standard method to cover corporate land-related emissions and removals, the SBTi explains why this guidance is redefining what sustainable land use looks like.

26 Sep 2022 Steel sector: Forging the path to net-zero The steel industry has a responsibility and opportunity to lead the decarbonization the world desperately needs to keep 1.5°C within reach. The SBTi’s Brenda Chan explains how our new steel sector methodology will enable the industry to overcome specific challenges in setting near- and long-term science-based targets.

13 Sep 2022 Net-Zero: Urgent Beyond Value Chain Mitigation Is Essential In the second in the beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) blog series, Emma Watson, Head of Standards at the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and Roman Paul Czebiniak, Nature Based Solutions & Climate Private Sector Lead at WRI, outline immediate and no-regrets ways that companies can cut emissions outside of their value chains in line with societal net-zero.

12 Sep 2022 Carbon removals in Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Pathways In this second blog in the series, which explores the questions received during the public consultation on the SBTi’s forthcoming guidance for forest, land and agriculture (FLAG) sector target-setting, the technical team explain how the FLAG pathways address carbon removals and the activities that are included and excluded.

31 Aug 2022 Going Above and Beyond to Contribute to Societal Net-Zero In the first of a series of blogs, SBTi's Head of Standards Emma Watson shares the SBTi's plans to create guidance for beyond value chain mitigation.