Science Based Targets

Supply chain

Mondelēz hails progress against deforestation across cocoa supply chain

US giant which owns Cadbury and Toblerone claims to have mapped almost all of its cocoa suppliers across Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Indonesia

clock 27 March 2020 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

#GoZero: Sky becomes latest corporate giant to announce net zero by 2030 goal

Broadcasting giant's wide-ranging carbon reduction plans include proposals to help encourage audiences to embrace the net zero transition

clock 04 February 2020 • 3 min read

Management

Pandora sparkles with carbon neutral commitment

Company becomes first jewellery firm to join Science Based Targets Initiative with pledge to become 'carbon neutral' by 2025

clock 31 January 2020 • 2 min read

Management

AstraZeneca promises to get to net zero 10 years ahead of schedule

$1bn 'Ambition Zero Carbon' aims for zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2025, and ensure entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030

clock 23 January 2020 • 2 min read

Policy

COP25: With Paris Agreement talks stuck in slow lane, business frustration grows

Greta Thunberg, Paul Polman, Antonio Guterres, and numerous corporates are all crying out for government leadership - but will their calls be answered?

clock 11 December 2019 • 9 min read

Policy

'The right side of history': 177 companies rally behind 1.5C science-based climate goals

Number of companies pledging to set Science-Based Targets in line with a 1.5C world doubles within three months

clock 11 December 2019 • 4 min read

Management

Firms with Science-Based Targets to pump $18bn into climate spending

First-ever assessment of the impact of the Science-Based Target initiative since its launch in 2015 reveals wide-ranging action from large companies

clock 04 December 2019 • 2 min read

Net Zero Now

Net Zero: Environmental bodies back science-based targets in support of 2050 goal

'Pledge to Net Zero' initiative launched by environmental services organisations, including IEMA, EIC, SocEnv, ACE, WSP and AECOM

clock 18 November 2019 • 2 min read

Management

Fashion Pact: 32 major fashion brands pledge to set science-based CO2 targets

Coalition including Adidas, Burberry, and Gap agree to set net zero emissions goals, cut plastic pollution and source 100 per cent renewable energy

clock 26 August 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

University of Cambridge eyes net zero by 2038 as it adopts science-based targets

Institution claims it is the first in the world to adopt emissions reductions target in line with science based on a 1.5C warming pathway

clock 28 July 2019 • 2 min read