海虹老人加入愈千家跨國企業投身氣候事業的行列，致力於設置以科學為依據的減排目標來大幅減少溫室氣體排放。The Science based Targets initiative (SBTi)是由世界自然基金會(WWF)、全球環境信息研究中心(CDP)、聯合國全球契約組織(UNGC)以及世界資源研究所(WRI)共同組成的全球倡議。
「在海虹老人，我們希望將可持續發展作為運營的根本，並同時做到志存高遠、抱誠守真。加入『SBTi』，我們便可在這一備受推崇的倡議的引領下踏上新徵程。」海虹老人執行長Lars Petersson如是說。
CDP執行長、「SBTi」倡議創始人Paul Simpson強調，需要更多企業像海虹老人一樣，致力於依據科學來應對氣候變化。他表示：「道理很簡單：為了限制氣候變化造成的災難性影響，我們必須確保全球升溫幅度不超過攝氏1.5度。目標雖宏大，但卻可以實現——以科學為依據的目標將為眾企業實現這一宏偉目標指明方向。」
海虹老人籤署雄心勃勃的 「1.5度目標」
海虹老人加入「SBTi」倡議，開啟更加雄心勃勃的徵程，即籤署「1.5度目標」。目前全球僅有300多家企業籤署這一承諾。這就意味著，海虹老人需要按要求在整個價值鏈中減少排放，以符合限制全球氣溫上升1.5攝氏度的目標。
此外，海虹老人計劃加快「SBTi」倡議的進程，在自有工廠和能源使用方面減少排放量——即所說的範圍1和範圍2排放，目標是在2025年便實現碳中和。
Lars Petersson表示：「就許多工業企業而言，與我們整條價值鏈相比，我們在經營中的排放量相對較小，但經營排放是我們最能掌控的部分。我們希望證明，我們有能力在應對氣候變化方面快速行動。這與我們的企業價值觀和『負責任的經營』承諾相符，而且我們知道這對我們的員工、尤其是對客戶來說，都很重要。」
海虹老人的目標是在未來五年實現規模翻番，這使降低排放的承諾顯得更為重要。
Lars Petersson還強調：「我們希望用行動告訴大家，我們可以在經營中做到實現企業發展並降低二氧化碳排放，同時確保價值鏈中的其他環節滿足『1.5度目標』承諾。我們還在探索實現這一目標需要的所有措施，作為企業，我們願意在控制氣候變化方面貢獻自己的一份力量。」
以事實為依據的方法
具體實施過程需要我們做出轉變，即在運營過程中採用可再生電力並降低能耗。2021年起，公司車隊也將轉為電動汽車。減少範圍3排放也有一些要求，比如我們需要與重視氣候變化的供應商合作、轉而使用環保材料等。
這項工作的指導原則是海虹老人希望如何努力減少溫室氣體排放，這些原則是：
我們的行動必須得到溫室氣體協議、「SBTi」倡議等二氧化碳減排方面領先的行業權威的支持。
我們採用的方法將受到外部審查機構的單獨驗證。
我們會對當地市場以及新的方法進行持續關注，確保在最佳能源選項出現時，我們可第一時間獲取。
加入「SBTi」倡議是海虹老人即將在2021年初提出的可持續性戰略的一部分。2021年，海虹老人以科學為依據的目標期待在三個排放範圍內接受「SBTi」倡議的審核和驗證。
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Hempel commits to Science based Targets to limit global warming
Hempel is joining the more than 1,000 international companies committing to climate action by setting a Science based Target to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The Science based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global initiative headed by the civil society organisations WWF, CDP, UN Global Compact and World Resources Institute.
「At Hempel we want to put sustainability at the heart of how we do business, and we want to do it with a high level of ambition and credibility. By working with the SBTi, we can enter this journey knowing that we are guided by a very well credited programme,」 says Hempel CEO, Lars Petersson.
Paul Simpson, CEO of CDP, the founder of SBTi, stresses the need for more companies to do as Hempel and commit to fighting climate change on a scientific basis:
「The science is clear: In order to limit the catastrophic impacts of climate change, we must ensure warming does not exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius. The ambition is high but it’s achievable — and science based targets give companies a roadmap for getting there.」
Hempel signs on to the ambitious 『1.5-degree target』
Hempel has chosen to commit to the more ambitious path of the SBTi, the 「1.5-degree target」, which only 300 other companies have joined so far. This means that the company will have to reduce emissions throughout its value chain in line with what is needed to limit a global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
On top of that Hempel aims to go faster than the SBTi in terms of reducing emissions from their own plants and the energy they buy – so called scope 1 and 2 emissions. Here, the aim is to be carbon neutral already in 2025.
「As for many industry companies, our own operational emissions are relatively small compared to our value chain, but it is the part where we have most control. We wish to demonstrate that we can move fast on the climate agenda. It supports our company values and commitment to operating responsibly and we know this is important to our employees and, not least, to our customers,」 says Lars Petersson.
Hempel’s ambition is to double in size in the next five years, which makes the commitment to reduce emissions even more important.
「We want to show it is possible to decouple growth from CO2 emissions in our own operations, and at the same time meet the 1.5-degree target for the rest of our value chain. We don’t know all the steps on our journey yet, but we are committed to doing our part as a company on climate change, 」 says Lars Petersson
A principled approach
Implementation will be based on a transition to renewable electricity and energy reduction in own operations. A shift towards electric vehicles in the company fleet will also start in 2021. Reducing scope 3 emissions will require e.g. working with suppliers who prioritise the climate agenda and a shift towards low-impact materials.
The work is guided by a set of principles for how Hempel wants to work towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These principles are:
We only take actions that are supported by the leading industry authorities on reduction of CO2 emissions, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and SBTi
Our methods used will be independently verified by external auditors
We continually review local markets and new developments to ensure we access best available energy options as and when they become available.
The commitment to SBTi is a part of a larger sustainability strategy which Hempel will present in the beginning of 2021. Hempel’s Science based Targets are expected to be reviewed and verified by the SBTi for all three scopes in 2021.