Burberry emissions pledge extends to supply chain partners
27/06/2019
The SBT is a joint initiative from the Carbon Disclosure Project, the UN Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the WWF. It aims to support companies in establishing science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, which will contribute to global efforts to ensure global warming doesn’t exceed 2°C by 2050.
Burberry has said it is aiming to reduce its absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2022. It will take 2016 as the base year for this target. This covers emissions from its direct operations, including those caused by its stores, offices, internal manufacturing and distribution sites.
Its other target is to reduce scope 3 emissions by 30% by 2030, again taking 2016 as the base year. This area is more complicated as it relates to indirect emissions from the group’s extended supply chain, which takes into account the impact of sourcing of raw materials and manufacturing of finished goods.
Unveiling these targets, Pam Batty, Burberry vice president of corporate responsibility, said: “At Burberry, we are passionate about building a more sustainable future and setting these new targets in line with the latest climate science is an important milestone for us. For the first time, we are setting targets for greenhouse gas emissions that apply to our extended supply chain, which is a significant addition to our already ambitious target of becoming carbon neutral in our own operational energy use by 2022.”
She added that makes these changes would require close collaboration with supply chain partners.
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