South Pole Australia Sustainability Commitments
2025
Reduce water consumption in South Pole’s operations by 20%
On track
2025
Power operations with 100% renewable electricity
Achieved
2025
Reduce absolute waste generation within South Pole’s offices by 15%
Acheived
2027
Deliver one gigatonne (Gt) of high-quality climate actions to clients by 2027
On track (+233,340,000 tCO2e as of 2023)
2030
Deliver ten gigatonnes (Gt) of high-quality climate actions to clients by 2030
On track (+233,340,000 tCO2e as of 2023)
2040
Net zero emissions by 2040
South Pole is committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our value chain by 2040. Our near-term target is to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 72% by 2030 from a 2019 base year and commit to reducing scope 3 emissions from air-related business travel 91.5% per FTE by 2030 from a 2019 base year. South Pole further commits to reduce all other absolute scope 3 emissions from business travel 27.5% by 2030 from a 2019 base year. In line with South Pole’s goal to achieve net zero GHG emissions, our long-term target is to reduce absolute scope 1,2 and 3 emissions 90% by 2040 from a 2019 base year.
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