Sustainability As A Driver For Sustainable Growth

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WBCSD aims to reduce 1 gigaton of GHG emissions (1 billion mtCO2 e) from its customers' carbon footprints by 2030 from a 2019 baseline.

Over the last five years, we've reduced our customers'carbon emissions by 237M metric tons and reduced our own operational emissions by 44%.

WBCSD's carbon emissions reduction strategy is managed at the enterprise level, with senior leaders directly involved in setting goals.

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