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- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Publishes New Guides to Help Financial Institutions Set Net-Zero Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative has released two new resources — a Financial Institutions Getting Started Guide and an Insurance Underwriting Explanatory Note — to help banks, insurers, asset man…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Services Prepares Fully Digitised Portal Replacing Spreadsheet Target Submissions
SBTi Services announced a major upgrade to its Validation Portal in May 2025, ahead of a June 18 launch date, to fully digitise the corporate science-based target submission process and replace spread…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Services Launches Fully Digitised Target Validation Portal for Corporate Submissions
SBTi Services has launched an upgraded Validation Portal that digitises the entire science-based target submission journey for corporates, replacing spreadsheet-based forms with an interactive digital…
- Standards & Frameworks
More Than 260 Companies Hold Validated Forest Land and Agriculture Science-Based Targets
More than 260 companies worldwide have set validated Forest, Land and Agriculture science-based targets through the SBTi, with a further 1,000 companies committed to setting one, according to SBTi dat…
- Standards & Frameworks
Swiss Steel and thyssenkrupp Become First to Set SBTi Steel Sector Targets
Swiss Steel Holding and thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG became the first steel companies in the world to set 1.5 degrees Celsius-aligned science-based targets using the Science Based Targets initiative's…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Seeks Sector Experts to Develop Automotive and Power Climate Standards
The Science Based Targets initiative issued a call in May 2024 for technical experts from industry, finance, academia and civil society to join Expert Advisory Groups for new Automotive and Power Sect…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Revises FLAG Target Timelines Linked to GHG Protocol Land Guidance
The Science Based Targets initiative has updated the implementation timelines for its Forest, Land and Agriculture target-setting framework, following the announcement by the GHG Protocol that its Lan…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Finds 84 Percent of Business Ambition Campaign Companies Set Climate Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative published its final evaluation of the Business Ambition for 1.5 degrees Celsius campaign on 7 March 2024, finding that 84 percent of participating companies set a …
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Draft Standard Introduces Formulas for Corporate Climate Progress Assessment
The Science Based Targets initiative's draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2 proposes standardised formulas that companies must use to assess and publicly report progress against their climate t…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Halves Validation Wait Times with New Submission and Assessment Tools
The Science Based Targets initiative released three new and updated target validation resources in December 2023, including a consolidated validation procedure, expanded criteria assessment indicators…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Draft V2 Standard Separates Scope 1 and 2 Targets for Companies
The Science Based Targets initiative's draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2, released for public consultation in March 2025, proposes mandatory separation of scope 1 and scope 2 emission target…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi FLAG Guidance Sets 2025 Deadline for Corporate No-Deforestation Commitments
The Science Based Targets initiative's Forest, Land and Agriculture guidance requires companies in land-intensive sectors to commit to halting deforestation across all supply chain emissions by 31 Dec…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi 2022 Report Records Surge in Corporate Science-Based Target Adoption
The Science Based Targets initiative's 2022 Monitoring Report found that more companies and financial institutions set science-based targets that year than in the previous seven years combined. The re…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Splits Into Commercial and Charitable Entities with Permira Investment
Environmental disclosure platform CDP announced a major restructuring and a significant investment from private equity firm Permira, splitting into a commercial business focused on data products and d…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Buildings Criteria Becomes Mandatory for Real Estate Companies
The Science Based Targets initiative's Buildings Sector Target-Setting Criteria became compulsory from 28 February 2025 for companies that own, develop, manage or finance real estate with significant …
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Updates FLAG Guidance to Strengthen Land Emissions Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative has released Version 1.1 of its Forest, Land and Agriculture Guidance, introducing mandatory requirements for separate scope 1 and scope 3 land-related emissions t…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Leaders Call for Scaled Finance Commitments After COP29 Talks
Senior Science Based Targets initiative officials who attended COP29 in Baku in November 2024 reported strong private-sector urgency but said financial institution climate commitments remain below the…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Outlines Four Objectives for Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2
The Science Based Targets initiative announced in November 2024 that it is revising its Corporate Net-Zero Standard with a target to release Version 2 in early 2026. More than 1,200 companies have val…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Overhauls Target Dashboard with New Identifiers and Data Structure
The Science Based Targets initiative launched an updated version of its Target Dashboard on 11 March 2025, consolidating data into a single interface and introducing new unique identifiers for compani…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Publishes Glossary to Standardise Corporate Net-Zero Language
The Science Based Targets initiative published a comprehensive jargon guide in October 2024 to clarify common but inconsistently used terms in the corporate net-zero space, including abatement, beyond…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Validates Net-Zero Targets for 500 Companies Globally
The Science Based Targets initiative has validated science-based net-zero targets for more than 500 companies, two years after launching its Corporate Net-Zero Standard in October 2021. As of November…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Interim CEO Highlights Scope 3 Focus After Climate Week NYC
SBTi Interim CEO reflected after Climate Week NYC in October 2024 that private-sector stakeholders increasingly recognise climate risks to business operations, with scope 3 value chain emissions cited…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Seeks Expert Feedback on Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard Draft
The Science Based Targets initiative called in September 2024 for finance sector practitioners, academics and civil society experts to submit feedback on the draft Financial Institutions Net-Zero Stan…
- Sustainable Finance
World's First Paris Agreement Carbon Credits Face Scrutiny Over Myanmar Junta Links
The world's first carbon credits issued under the Paris Agreement's Article 6.4 mechanism — from a Myanmar cookstove project — face calls for suspension after civil society groups alleged the project …