MADRID, 19 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The sports equipment company Decathlon aims to reduce the effects of greenhouse gases by 90 percent by 2026 within its climate commitment, after identifying the main sources of emissions in its design, production and distribution activities.
To set appropriate reduction targets, aligned with the scientific findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the targets of the Paris Agreement, Decathlon has worked with STBi for the past two years.
These reduction targets are specified in roadmaps and action plans for all company activities, from product design to sale.
Emmanuel Cibla, Director of Climate Strategy of the Decathlon Group, commented that: “Taking into account the critical challenge and the temporary pressure of the climate crisis, Decathlon seeks to apply and contribute to the most solid reference frameworks, in line with the recommendations of the international scientific community. In this sense, the validation by SBTi of our reduction trajectory throughout the value chain is spot on. Based on this achievement, Decathlon intends to review the compatibility of its business model with a world “low carbon +1.5 C °” and aims to take advantage of the opportunities offered by an economy based on the optimal use of products, circularity and services. “
In September 2021, the Science Based Targets initiative officially validated Decathlon’s commitments in three lines of action: reduce by 90% the absolute GHG emissions of scope 1 and 2 (tCO2e) by 2026 in relation to the base year 2016; reduce by 53% the intensity of GHG emissions of scope 1, 2 and 3 (tCO2e / value added in euros) in the same period; and involve the suppliers responsible for 90% of the emissions derived from the purchase of goods and services acquired, so that they develop their own objectives based on science.
“We congratulate Decathlon for setting science-based targets consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 ° C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement,” commented Alberto Carrillo Pineda, CEO of Science Based Targets and one of the initiative partners. “By setting ambitious goals based on climate science, Decathlon is acting to prevent the most damaging effects of climate change,” he added.
RAISE THE LEVEL OF DEMAND
SBTI’s validation of the 2026 targets is an important step in defining a long-term path that Decathlon teams must continue to work on. In fact, even though Decathlon’s carbon intensity (euro / t for CO2e) has fallen by 10% since 2016, absolute emissions have increased by 3% over the same period due to strong growth in business activity. .
As it strives to reach its carbon intensity target of -53% by 2026, Decathlon therefore needs to accelerate the development of complementary sustainable business models, in order to make an effective and lasting contribution to the global neutrality of the carbon.
In this context, Decathlon wishes to seize the opportunity of the Climate Action Day co-organized by SBTi, The Business Ambition for 1.5Cº and its partners in view of the upcoming G20 and COP26, to reaffirm its participation in the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign and its commitment to a Net Zero trajectory consistent with the IPCC 1.5ºC scenario.
As such, Decathlon is working collaboratively with stakeholders to collectively advance these issues, especially as a member of the Fashion Pact and as part of the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, under the auspices of United Unions. .