The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a globally recognised body that helps companies set ambitious, scientifically-grounded emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science.
The initiative provides a clear framework for organisations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring that their targets are consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This basically means M-SParc can’t cheat! Our Net Zero targets are verified and our achievements will be accurate.
M-SParc has had its emissions reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative as consistent with levels required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The targets covering greenhouse gas emissions from M-SParc’s operations are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5°C, which the latest climate science has told us is needed to prevent the most damaging effects of climate change.
For any company, working with organisations like the SBTi is crucial for several reasons. Firstly, it provides a rigorous, science-based framework that ensures emissions reduction targets are aligned with climate science. This helps companies avoid the pitfalls of setting arbitrary or unachievable goals.
Secondly, the SBTi offers an independent, peer-reviewed process for target validation, which enhances transparency and accountability. This external validation is essential in avoiding the perception of “marking our own homework,” ensuring that our claims of sustainability are credible and verifiable by international standards.
Understanding the difference between ‘Carbon Neutrality’ and ‘Net Zero’ is fundamental in this context. ‘Carbon Neutrality’ generally refers to balancing the amount of emitted CO2 with equivalent offsets, such as purchasing carbon credits, without necessarily reducing emissions in absolute terms. ‘Net Zero’, on the other hand, entails reducing all Green House Gas emissions to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions being balanced by removing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere.
Achieving Net Zero requires more comprehensive and sustained efforts compared to carbon neutrality, making it a more robust and meaningful target for climate action.
This collaboration will help us develop and implement effective measures to reduce our carbon footprint, enhancing our credibility and accountability.
tom@m-sparc.com
Tom used to work at the KFC in his hometown of Colwyn Bay before it mysteriously burned down. He then spent several years “on the lam” in East Germany, where he worked as an animator in Berlin. When the wall fell, Tom came home.
He enjoys climbing and hates ice-skating.
