Brother Industries, Ltd. announced that its medium-term CO2 emissions reduction target for FY2030 under the Brother Group Environmental Vision 2050 revised in October 2021 has been certified by the international Science Based Targets (SBT) initiative as a science-based emission reduction target for achieving the 1.5°C target.
In March 2018, the Brother Group established the Brother Group Environmental Vision 2050 as the Group’s environmental goals to contribute toward solving environmental issues on a global scale, and also set the medium-term targets for FY2030 as milestones for the Vision.
In the same year, the Brother Group’s medium-term CO2 emissions reduction target was certified by the Science Based Targets initiative as a science-based emission reduction target for achieving the 2°C target of the Paris Agreement.
Brother said: “To further strengthen our initiatives to help society develop in a sustainable manner, the Brother Group Environmental Vision 2050 was revised in October 2021 and changes were made to the medium-term targets for FY2030 and Environmental Vision 2050 for reduction of CO2 emissions. Instead of achieving a 30% reduction from the FY2015 level for Scopes 1 and 2, the target has been raised to a 65% reduction. This target has now been recognized as a target for achieving the 1.5°C target.”
To reduce CO2 emissions at Brother facilities across the world, Brother is carrying out activities such the promotion of energy-saving activities, energy-generation activities centred on the installation of solar panels, and the purchase of CO2-free electricity.
Going forward, Brother said it will continue to make positive and continuous efforts to address global environmental issues in all aspects of our corporate activities in order to build a society where sustainable development is achieved.
