Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Focus on SBTi

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. It develops standards, tools and guidance for companies to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets. SBTi is incorporated as a charity. Partners include CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the We Mean Business Coalition, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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Adtran sets new SBTi targets for net-zero emissions

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #5G--Adtran today announced its new Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments. The company aims to achieve net-zero emissions across its...

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Findings from Scope 3 workshops hosted by Oxford Net Zero and Grantham Institute at Imperial College London published

Sept 3 2024 The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) is the largest validator of corporate net-zero targets, representing nearly 40% of the global economy...

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Analysis: Carbon offset setback risks corporate backtrack on climate goals

Stalled efforts to expand companies' use of carbon credits are raising the prospect that some will backtrack or abandon their targets.

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Air New Zealand dumps 2030 carbon intensity targets in climate policy shift

Air New Zealand said it would drop its carbon intensity reduction target due to challenges faced in fleet renewal and fuel availability.

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US unveils policy to boost carbon offset market integrity

Carbon offset integrity will be bolstered by new rules, hopes United States, in move to "unlock the power of private markets".

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US to launch carbon offset guidelines to boost integrity

New U.S. guidelines for the use of carbon offsets inside and outside of government meant to build confidence in the market and ensure...

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Corporate climate pledge weakened by carbon offsets move

The world's main benchmark for vetting corporate climate action, the Science-Based Targets Initiative, has been accused by its own staff of "greenwashing"

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