Sentences with phrase «based targets»

In addition to committing all of his own companies to science based targets, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, as a Co-Chair of the upcoming

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, has challenged all companies to set science - based targets and to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

«The momentum behind the Science Based Targets initiative proves that companies are ready, willing and able to take serious climate action,» said Lila Karbassi, Chief of Environment at the UN Global Compact.

WASHINGTON (November 16, 2016)-- Just 18 months after its launch, the Science Based Targets initiative announced that 200 companies have committed to set emissions reduction targets consistent with the global effort to keep temperatures well below the 2 - degree threshold.

Science - based targets provide us with a clear road map for such an action plan.»

Meanwhile, over 270 more companies have already made a formal, public commitment to set science - based targets and are preparing targets for submission to the SBTi.

Science - based targets are in alignment with a key goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change, which is to limit the rise of global temperatures to well below 2 degrees C.

The validation by the Science Based Targets initiative of our new carbon reduction 2030 commitments brings us one step further in our long - term journey towards a low - carbon business model, addressing our global impacts and contributing to the 2 ° scenario confirmed by the Paris Agreement.»

, one of the Science Based Targets initiative partners said: «Today's news shows that science - based targets are fast becoming the new normal for businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage in the transition to a low - carbon economy.

Project Gigaton will invite suppliers to follow Walmart's lead in committing to reduce their GHGs using science - based targets.

«Companies that commit to setting science - based targets are showing their commitment to creating a well below 2 °C world.

Companies setting science - based targets must seek to not only reduce emissions in their own operations, but also within their value chain.

In addition to committing all of the group's companies to set science based targets, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra has called on all of his peers to set targets for their companies and to cut their emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

«So to see a global company like Sony showing climate leadership by committing to ambitious, science - based targets sends a powerful and encouraging message to everyone who is working towards an ambitious outcome at the climate talks in Paris.»

Another 860 more have said they will do so in the next two years, demonstrating the science - based targets are now the new normal for business.

They are setting transformative but achievable science - based targets, signaling to governments that they must also keep pace and adjust their national climate plans,» said

(SBT), including Mahindra Sanyo Special Steel, the first steel company to have its science - based targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as being aligned with the Paris Agreement goals.

Other companies announcing science - based targets today are Edge Environment in Australia, SGS SA in Switzerland and Tennant Company in the USA.

Lila Karbassi, Chief, Programmes, United Nations Global Compact, one of the Science Based Targets initiative partners said: «Today's news shows that science - based targets are fast becoming the new normal for businesses looking to gain a competitive advantage in the transition to a low - carbon economy.

In addition to committing all of his own companies to science based targets, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra, as a Co-Chair of the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit, has challenged all companies to set science - based targets and to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

«Walmart is the first retailer with an emissions - reduction plan approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, in alignment with the Paris Agreement in December 2015,» said

«We have seen a significant increase in the number of companies committing to set science - based targets since the Paris agreement.

«With more and more businesses setting science - based targets we also have the opportunity to encourage policymakers to raise their national ambitions.»

Mr Mahindra called on companies worldwide to commit to the Science Based Targets initiative ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit hosted in California in September 2018.

One of India's largest industrial conglomerates, Mahindra Group, is leading by example with the announcement that an additional 11 of its companies are now committed to set science - based targets to reduce their emissions, in line with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase below 2 °C.

Science - based targets provide companies with a clearly defined pathway to future - proof growth, by specifying how much and how quickly they need to reduce their GHGs to help keep global temperature rises to below 2 °C.

During Climate Week 2017 the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will be hosting a training session on science - based target setting.

Science - based targets offer us a credible and meaningful method of communicating these ambitious efforts.

Nearly 90 companies have already committed to setting such targets through the Science Based Targets initiative, a joint effort of CDP, the UN Global Compact, WWF and WRI.

Many recommendations from TCFD corresponded with the changes that CDP has been making over the last several years, including more emphasis around science - based targets, carbon pricing and Scope 3 emissions.

The Science Based Targets initiative is developing decarbonization pathways for companies in the transport sector.

have already committed to setting such targets through the Science Based Targets initiative, a joint effort of CDP, the UN Global Compact, WWF and WRI.

A year ago, CDP, the UN Global Compact, WRI and WWF teamed up to launch what is now called the Science - Based Targets initiative.

Companies that set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction efforts today will gain a competitive advantage in the years to come, for a few reasons: Gains in efficiency lead to cost savings; credible targets bolster a company's reputation; ambitious goals spur innovation and transformational change, which can unlock opportunities for growth; and science - based targets will help companies stay ahead of shifting public policies.

Setting science - based targets gives companies a clear vision of how much and how quickly they need to transform their businesses in order to be part of the low - carbon economy that's required to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change.

shows that by setting science - based targets, the U.S. corporate sector alone would generate cumulative savings of up to $ 780 billion by 2020.

The Science - Based Targets initiative — a collaboration between several nonprofits and the United Nations Global Compact that ensures that emission reduction targets are in line with the level required to keep global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius — is close to 300 corporate commitments.

So — sustainable development goals, science - based targets, and carbon pricing — we've covered carbon pricing a bit in our previous editions of Bionic Planet, and we're far from finished with that rabbit hole, while we'll be covering the sustainable development goals in the coming week, so if you're not familiar with them, be sure to subscribe to Bionic Planet or check back soon.

The Road to Paris initiative, a platform for businesses to demonstrate climate action leadership ahead of the UN climate talks in Paris in December, has already secured commitments from over thirty companies to set science - based targets.

«Contributing to combating climate change and respecting planetary boundaries in the way we do business is a priority for us,» said Marie - Claire Daveu, Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of International Institutional Affairs, Kering, «The Science Based Targets initiative is enabling the business community to set meaningful and measurable goals to ensure that we align with the 2 °C global agenda and Kering is proud that our own GHG reduction ambitions have been validated by the initiative.»

During the Caring for Climate Business Forum, the cornerstone event for businesses at COP21, the Science Based Targets initiative will release an updated list of company participants.

Key speakers, including executives from Rockwool, Siemens, Gensler, Philips Lighting, the U.S. Green Building Council, JPMorgan Chase and others, will debate how existing We Mean Business Coalition commitments on science - based targets, energy productivity and renewable energy can help drive towards the essential goal of decarbonizing the building sector.

Science Based Targets initiative will provide guidance, resources and support to help this practice take hold in the business community.

Businesses who commit to the SBT initiative have two years to set science - based targets, which are then closely reviewed by the initiative's team of experts, who only approve those that meet strict criteria.

Kering, a global luxury group in fashion, leather goods, jewellery and watches including Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, and Stella McCartney, is the first French company and the first luxury company to have its emissions - reduction plan approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.

The final rule defines two separate provisions for trading allowances in states meeting rate - based targets and in states meeting mass - based targets:

This sector development process does not preclude companies in the transport sector, or companies with large logistics footprints from submitting targets for validation by the Science Based Targets initiative.

About Science Based Targets A partnership between CDP, WRI, WWF and the UN Global Compact, the Science Based Targets initiative works with companies to set ambitious emission reduction targets, consistent with the global effort to keep temperatures well below the 2 - degree threshold, a key goal of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

To read full case studies about some of the companies who have set science - based targets, click here.