VELUX Group Will Ensure The Neutralization Of Its Carbon Footprint Throughout The History Of The Company According To The Plan "Life Without CO2 Emissions"
VELUX Group Will Ensure The Neutralization Of Its Carbon Footprint Throughout The History Of The Company According To The Plan "Life Without CO2 Emissions"
Video: VELUX Group Will Ensure The Neutralization Of Its Carbon Footprint Throughout The History Of The Company According To The Plan "Life Without CO2 Emissions"
Video: Lifetime Carbon Neutral with WWF - VELUX Sustainability Strategy 2030 2024, November
2024 Author: David Durham | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 02:26
The VELUX Group is committed to neutralizing its carbon footprint for the entire history of the company since its foundation in 1941 - a total of 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 - and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This commitment will be fulfilled in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through conservation and restoration projects aimed at combating climate change and habitat degradation, conserving biodiversity and improving the living conditions of local people.
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Copenhagen, 1 September 2020 of the year - The VELUX Group announced its commitment to implementing the plan “Life without CO emissions2 To its 100th anniversary in 2041. This commitment will ensure the neutralization of the carbon footprinti the world's leading manufacturer of roof windows in the history of the company - 5.6 million tonnes of CO2 (application area 1 and 2ii) emitted into the atmosphere since its founding in 1941, through absorption as part of WWF forest conservation projects. In the future, the VELUX Group also commits itself to significantly reduce CO emissions. 2 own company and value chain (application areas 1, 2 and 3iii) in line with the most ambitious plan of the Paris Agreement to keep the global average temperature rise at 1.5 ° C.
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“Life without CO emissions2 Is an innovative development plan initiated by the VELUX Group and developed in collaboration with WWF, which provides for responsibility for both past and future CO emissions 2 … According to the plan, the VELUX Group will ensure that its historic carbon footprint is neutralized while at the same time focusing on the conservation of ecologically valuable forests and wildlife around the world for present and future generations.
“The planet is facing a serious climate and natural crisis that requires urgent action. In line with our values as a company, we strive to do more than others, which is why we have developed a plan for a Life without CO2 ". This is a new approach that involves a 20-year partnership with WWF to ensure that all of our carbon footprint has been absorbed throughout the company's history. We will also dramatically reduce our carbon footprint in the future and ask our suppliers to do the same. Hopefully other companies will be inspired by the CO2 »To create an environmentally sustainable future for all."
VELUX Group will partner with WWF to implement the CO2”, Supporting projects for the conservation of forests and biodiversity, developed specifically for VELUX for 21 years ahead. This will help halt habitat degradation, deforestation and land degradation that threaten the biodiversity of forest ecosystems around the world. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with local communities to improve their living conditions. The first two of these forest conservation projects will be implemented in Uganda and Myanmar.
In Uganda, the focus will be on restoring degraded forests, growing new forests and protecting remaining natural forests through a wide range of measures. Within the framework of this project, reforestation will be carried out on the territory of commercial forests, in other agroforestry farms, on plantations outside specially protected natural areas - to meet the needs for timber and non-timber forest products and to reduce the pressure on natural forests. The Myanmar project will protect the unique biodiversity and forest landscapes of the Tanintharyi region and will work closely with local communities to improve their living conditions.
“As the consequences of climate and environmental crises become more evident, it is imperative to set goals and take action as soon as possible to build a more sustainable future for all. The VELUX Group's Plan for a CO2-Free Life and its associated commitments is an important step along this path, and we hope others will follow.
Commitment to the global program to keep the global average temperature rise at 1.5 ° C, preserve valuable forest landscapes and biodiversity, and all the services that VELUX provides to communities and the economy, all are in line with the principle of responsibility for climate change and a healthy future. that will serve as the basis for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Together, we hope to set an example for other organizations by inspiring them to implement the CO2-Free Life Plan and increase the demands for corporate climate and environmental action around the world."
The partnership with WWF is part of the VELUX Group's Sustainable Development Strategy 2030, which includes a commitment to setting science-based emission reduction targets through the Science Based Targets Initiative. To transform its business, the VELUX Group will increase energy efficiency investments at its manufacturing sites, switch to renewable energy sources and purchase 100% renewable energy, and significantly change the way material requirements are defined and sourced.
For more information on the CO Life Plan2 »And forest conservation projects underlying the partnership with WWF, visit the website www.velux.ru/nasha-kompaniya/lifetime-carbon-neutral
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