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Science-Based Targets

The Science Based Targets initiative is a partnership between CDP, UN Global Compact, WRI, and WWF. The initiative supports companies to set emissions reduction targets required to limit global warming well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.

Over the past several years, science-based target-setting has rapidly become the most effective way for companies to align their corporate goals with the Paris Agreement. As stated in the 2018 IPCC Special Report on Global Warming, the transition to a low-carbon economy must be accelerated globally in order to hold warming to 1.5°. We are calling on all companies — across sectors — to set their science-based target with a new level of ambition — one that aligns with the 1.5° target.

More information about Science-Based Targets and the 'Business Ambition for 1.5°' campaign can be found here and here.

Business ambition for 1.5_

The following UN Global Compact Network UK members have already committed to setting science-based targets:

Accenture
ARM Holdings
AstraZeneca
Aviva
BT Group plc
Burberry Group plc
Burges Salmon LLP
Coats Group plc
Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP)
Compass Group plc
Computacenter PLC
Croda International
Delphi Technologies
Dentsu International Limited
Diageo plc
DLA Piper
Drax Group plc
DS Smith
DWF Law
Environmental Resources Management
Ernst and Young
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Greenstone

Hilton Food Group
HSBC Holdings plc
HH Global
InterContinental Hotels Group
John Menzies plc
Kennedys Law
Kingfisher plc
KPMG
Landsec
Legal & General Group
Lloyd’s Register
Marks & Spencer plc
Marshalls plc
Mott MacDonald
National Grid
NatWest Group
Nestlé
Ove Arup & Partners International Ltd
PA Consulting
Pal International
Pearson plc
Pinsent Masons
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC IL)

Refinitiv
Severn Trent plc
Shaftesbury plc
Shoosmiths LLP
Schroders
Scottish Leather Group
Sky Ltd
Slaughter and May
Softcat plc
SSE plc
Tate & Lyle PLC
Tesco plc
The British Land Company plc
The British Standards Institution (BSI)
The Co-op
TSB Bank
Turner & Townsend Ltd
Unilever plc
Vodafone Group plc
WPP

2020 Webinar Series: "SCIENCE-BASED TARGET CHALLENGES"

The UN Global Compact Network UK and the Science Based Targets Initiative hosted a webinar series to support companies to overcome common challenges related to setting and implementing science-based targets.

With over 900 companies having already committed to set a science-based target, it is clear that momentum is building. However, there are common challenges companies across sectors face that are preventing further uptake of science-based targets and are threatening to slow down the progress.  These challenges include: achieving internal buy-in and addressing scope 3 emissions.

This webinar series will support companies to overcome these common challenges by providing participants with practical tips, expert guidance and best practice examples from business case studies.

ACHIEVING INTERNAL BUY-IN TO SET SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS

ADDRESSING SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS TO ACHIEVE SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS

2020 Webinar Series - "RAISING BUSINESS AMBITION FOR 1.5°C: SETTING A SCIENCE-BASED TARGET”

This webinar series was held in partnership with the Carbon Trust, a mission-led global organisation who have supported numerous businesses worldwide in setting their science-based targets. We explored the business benefits of setting a science-based target in line with 1.5°, specifically looking at the opportunities and challenges of implementing a science-based target by sector. The webinars feature guidance from experts at the Carbon Trust and SBTi, as well as best practice examples from sector case studies. Watch your sector specific webinar below:

29 April:  PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SECTOR
 6 May: IT SECTOR
13 May: ENERGY AND UTILITIES SECTOR
20 May: CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
10 June: FINANCE SECTOR
17 June: RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING SECTOR

To learn more about science-based targets, listen to a webinar hosted by the United Nations Global Compact here.

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