Vaisala
Press release
April 4, 2024
Vaisala's emission reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets
initiative
Vaisala's journey of increasing climate action and reducing emissions continues
as the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved Vaisala's near-term
science-based emission reduction targets.
According to the targets, Vaisala commits to more than halve its direct
greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1) and purchased-energy emissions (scope 2) from
2021 level by 2030. Moreover, Vaisala commits to more than halve its other
indirect emissions (scope 3) in relation to gross profit within the same
timeframe.
"Climate change calls for actions from all of us. At Vaisala, we provide
instruments and intelligence for climate action, enabling our customers to
improve their resource efficiency, drive renewable energy transition, and
enhance health, safety, and well-being. At the same time, we are committed to
consistently decrease the carbon footprint of our own business. With the
science-based targets, we have a clear, concrete, and measurable path for this,"
says Anne Jalkala, Vaisala's Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer.
Vaisala's approved near-term science-based targets are:
Vaisala commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 52% by 2030 from
a 2021 base year*. Vaisala also commits to reduce scope 3 GHG emissions from
purchased goods and services, upstream transportation, and distribution,
business travel, employee commuting and use of sold products 52% per million EUR
value added within the same timeframe.
*The target boundary includes land-related emissions and removals from bioenergy
feedstocks.
"Scope 3 emissions make up over 99 % of Vaisala's total emissions. There, use of
sold products, purchased goods and services, and logistics play the biggest
roles. Therefore, we focus especially on these categories in our emission
reduction actions," Jalkala continues.
Taking every measure for the planet
Climate action is also at the core of Vaisala's new company purpose, Taking
every measure for the planet (https://www.vaisala.com/en/blog/2024-03/our-new-
purpose-taking-every-measure-planet). With the new purpose, Vaisala aims to take
an even more active role in fighting the climate change and enabling impactful
climate action.
What is the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?
The SBTi (https://sciencebasedtargets.org/) is a partnership between CDP, the
United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It provides companies with a clearly-defined path to
reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement goals - limiting global
warming to well-below 2C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to
limit warming to 1.5C.
More information for the media:
Niina Ala-Luopa, Head of Communications
+358 400 728 957
comms@vaisala.com (mailto:comms@vaisala.com)
Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence for
climate action. We equip our customers with devices and data to improve resource
efficiency, drive energy transition, and care for the safety and well-being of
people and societies worldwide. With almost 90 years of innovation and
expertise, we employ a team of over 2,300 experts committed to taking every
measure for the planet. Vaisala series A shares are listed on the Nasdaq
Helsinki stock exchange. www.vaisala.com (http://www.vaisala.com)
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