France: SaintGobain says that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its CO2 reduction targets. The group plans to achieve net zero CO2 emissions, both direct and indirect, along its entire value chain by 2050. This 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.
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 2020 by the SBTi. The group says it will continue to accelerate its roadmap, notably 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, which limits the rise in temperatures to 1.5°C.
