A small number might seem like it would not make much of a difference. But when it comes to the climate and achieving the 1.5 degrees Celsius target of the UN’s global Paris Agreement on climate change, a few degrees have a huge impact: on the planet and on people. At Henkel, we are committed to the 1.5 degrees Celsius target and see it as an essential prerequisite for ensuring that more than nine billion people can live well within the resource limits of our planet in 2050. For this, we have set ourselves science-based emission reduction targets and formulated pursuing climate ambitions. And we measure and track our emissions in three scopes: scope 1, scope 2, and scope 3. This distinction can help us to identify the different sources and possible savings along the value chain.
In scope: What do we mean when we talk about scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions?
In this article, you will learn:
We pursue a net-zero emissions target that is consistent with current scientific recommendations. Net-zero defines the point where all greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activity are balanced out by removing the same volume of emissions from our planet’s atmosphere over a specific period of time. In other words, net-zero is a state of equilibrium.
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Heat waves, an increasing number of hurricanes, and rising sea levels. A few degrees might not seem like they would make much of a difference, but they do when it comes to the future of our planet. We need to act not only for ourselves, but so that future generations can also live a good life sustainably.
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