The Science Based Targets initiative1 has approved Saint-Gobain’s carbon neutrality targets as consistent with the organization’s new net zero standard and the Paris Climate Agreement
The validation of Saint-Gobain’s carbon neutrality targets makes Saint-Gobain the first company in its sector worldwide to receive approval since the introduction of the new standard at the end of last year.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) offers insight such as:
- Defining and promoting best practices in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science
- Providing target setting methods and guidance to companies to set science-based targets in line with the latest climate science
- A team of experts to provide companies with independent assessment and validation of targets
- Serves as the lead partner of the Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders that mobilizes companies to set net-zero science-based targets in line with a 1.5 degrees C future
The approval allows Saint-Gobain to further refine the company roadmap to carbon neutrality
Saint-Gobain’s commitments to reduce in absolute terms by 2030 from 2017 its direct and indirect CO2 emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 33% and its scope 3 emissions, mainly linked to purchasing and transport, by 16% by 2030 was already validated in November 2020 by the SBTi.
This validation of the Group’s long-term commitments to achieve net zero CO2 emissions, both direct and indirect, along its entire value chain by 2050 allows it to further refine its roadmap towards carbon neutrality.
It will entail a reduction in CO2 emissions of at least 90% in the three scopes by 2050, with additional sequestration projects planned for residual emissions.
Aiming for the highest possible reduction in temperature rises through long term commitments
Claire Pedini, senior vice president, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility of Saint-Gobain, said: “Saint-Gobain is very proud to have our greenhouse gas emission reduction targets approved by the SBTi to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. For Saint-Gobain, social and environmental responsibility is a long-term commitment and with a continuous process towards excellence.
“This recognition validates Saint-Gobain’s commitments in the fight against climate change, with the aim of maximizing the positive impact the Group brings to its customers and minimizing its own environmental footprint.”
The Group will continue to accelerate its roadmap, through improvements in energy efficiency, product weight reduction, increased recycled content and the use of green energies, in order to align its targets with the most demanding trajectory, that limits the rise in temperatures to 1.5°C.
