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2020-11-13 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 国际 |
领域 | 资源环境 |
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Published: 13 Nov 2020
Type: Member Spotlight
Saint-Gobain sets out its CO2 roadmap for achieving carbon neutrality. The roadmap incorporates the Group’s new commitments through to 2030 in terms of reducing not only its direct and indirect carbon dioxide emissions, but also the emissions along its value chain. These new targets for 2030 have been validated by the Science-Based Targets (SBT) initiative1 which considers them aligned with the Group’s 2050 net-zero commitment. To meet its targets, Saint-Gobain will dedicate a targeted capital expenditure and R&D budget of around €100 million per year until 2030. This approach will be the basis for the decisions that the Group will take to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Saint-Gobain’s response to climate change Elsewhere, through its High Performance Solutions segment, the Group helps the transport industry in its transition thanks to lightweight and more energy efficient solutions. It also aids industrial producers by providing them with solutions to reduce energy consumption in their manufacturing processes. On September 23, 2019, in New York, Saint-Gobain formalized its support for the UN Global Compact’s “Business Ambition for 1.5°C”. In doing so, it committed to achieving carbon neutrality, or net-zero CO2 emissions, by no later than 2050. As a consequence, the Group will reduce its carbon emissions to a maximum by 2050 and employ measures to absorb any residual emissions. Yesterday, Saint-Gobain unveiled its new ambitions and the main axes of its CO2 roadmap towards carbon neutrality in 2050, which comprises several stages: the 2025 targets confirmed by the Group represent the first milestone, which is supplemented by new targets for 2030. Intensified efforts New 2030 targets
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For any residual emissions the Group intends to investigate carbon capture and sequestration solutions. Intensified commitment Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saint-Gobain, commented: “Our commitment to carbon neutrality guides our actions and our decisions at all levels of the organization. The long-term approach needed is aligned with that of our stakeholders. We have an important responsibility as a major industrial group and committed actor, and finding solutions to environmental challenges has been at the heart of our strategy for many years now. In addition to working towards its own carbon neutrality, Saint-Gobain makes a very significant positive contribution to our environment and our markets through products, solutions and services that help our customers transition to a low-carbon economy. Our insulating solutions sold in one year enable the avoidance of over 100 times the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions, which represents the prevention of over 1,200 million tons CO2 equivalent over their lifespan.” Benoit Bazin, Chief Operating Officer, added: “For businesses like ours, achieving carbon neutrality in 2050 means taking action today. 2030 is just around the corner and the decade ahead of us is crucial. In addition to ongoing improvement and operational excellence programs, we deploy R&D efforts and make targeted investments which will enable us to further accelerate our action thanks to disruptive innovations. Our employees are fully committed to the cause and more than ready to take on this challenge.” The CO2 roadmap is embedded in the company’s environmental strategy
To read the full press release and find out more about Saint-Gobain's commitments and path to carbon neutrality, please visit https://www.saint-gobain.com/en/net-zero-carbon. References: 2Reduction of 30% in absolute terms compared to actual emissions in 2017, and of 33% compared to 2017 emissions as adjusted for acquisitions made between 2017 and the date on which the targets were validated. 3Purchased goods and services, energy-related activities, upstream and downstream transport and distribution, business travel and end-of-life treatment of products sold (categories validated by the SBT). 4Compared to 2017. 5In absolute terms, compared to 2017. 6For all sites, compared to 2017. 7Compared to 2017. Aqueduct’s tools map water risks such as floods, droughts, and stress, using open-source, peer-reviewed data. https://www.wri.org/aqueduct/about |
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来源平台 | World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/302794 |
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