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Corporate action: SBTi unveils plans for global standard for net zero target setting

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Moody's upgrades sustainability vision with science-based net zero targets
Moody's upgrades sustainability vision with science-based net zero targets

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German car giant sets Science-Based Targets to cut lifecycle CO2 per vehicle manufactured by a third over the next decade, covering manufacturing and fuel consumption

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'A watershed moment': Kimberly-Clark pledges to halve environmental footprint within 10 years
'A watershed moment': Kimberly-Clark pledges to halve environmental footprint within 10 years

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Demystifying the 'Absolute Zero' concept
Demystifying the 'Absolute Zero' concept

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Slaughter and May secures Science Based Target approval with promise to halve emissions

Leading law firm commits to reduce carbon emissions 50 per cent by 2030 against a 2018 baseline

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Pharmaceutical giant Takeda sets science-based net zero goal for 2040
Pharmaceutical giant Takeda sets science-based net zero goal for 2040

Japanese firm secures approval from Science Based Targets initiative to eradicate emissions from its core business by 2040

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Legal giant CMS sets out its case for net zero emissions by 2025
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AECOM serves up science-based climate action goals
AECOM serves up science-based climate action goals

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Ricoh secures Science Based Targets approval after doubling emissions reduction ambition
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Japanese printer giant becomes latest multinational to set sights on 1.5C decarbonisation trajectory, after pledging to cut emission 63 per cent

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Mondelēz hails progress against deforestation across cocoa 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

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

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Pandora sparkles with carbon neutral commitment
Pandora sparkles with carbon neutral commitment

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

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