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17 Apr 2018 Over 100 global corporations using science-based targets to align strategies with Paris Agreement More than one hundred major global corporations are now working towards emissions reduction targets aligned with what climate science says is required to prevent dangerous global warming.

18 Sep 2017 Gap Inc., NIKE, Inc., Levi’s Among Retailers Joining Initiative to Tackle Climate Change As Climate Week begins in New York, six top apparel companies announced that they are joining the Science Based Targets initiative.

18 Sep 2017 More than 300 Companies Commit to Set Ambitious Science-Based Climate Targets, Including 50 U.S. Businesses More than 300 global companies have now committed to set emissions reduction targets through the Science Based Targets initiative.

02 May 2017 UN Global Compact Calls on Business to Shift from Incremental Change to Breakthrough Innovation on the SDGs UN Global Compact Calls on Business to Shift from Incremental Change to Breakthrough Innovation on the SDGs New Delhi, India (New Delhi, 27 April 2017) – “Time is of the essence,” urged Lise Kingo, CEO and Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, to an audience of more than 300 local and global leaders…

19 Apr 2017 Practical guide for the definition of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with climate science Practical guide for the definition of greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with climate science Paris: The Global Compact France and Compta Durable publish today their Practical Guide for the definition of greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets in line with climate science. The Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between CDP, World Resources…

15 Mar 2017 First Dutch company announces ambitious science-based carbon-reduction target First Dutch company announces ambitious science-based carbon-reduction target London, UK: Energy company Eneco Group, one of the frontrunners in renewable energy production and retail in Europe, has today announced that its target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions has been approved by the experts at the Science Based Targets initiative. Eneco’s ‘science-based target’ provides a clearly defined…