Science Based Targets initiative
International climate change collaboration
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| January 2025 | David Kennedy was announced as the new CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative, succeeding Luiz Amaral. |
| July 2 2024 | CEO Luiz Amaral announced his decision to step down from the Science Based Targets initiative for personal reasons. |
| April 2024 | SBTi Board of Trustees released a statement indicating an intention to permit environmental attribute certificates (EACs) for Scope 3 emissions reduction targets, despite previous resistance. The decision was influenced by the Bezos Earth Fund and sparked internal and external controversy. |
| September 2022 | SBTi launched the Forestry, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) guidance, allowing companies to claim emission reduction targets through 'insetting', which was a departure from the organization's previous position on emission reductions. |
| October 2021 | SBTi developed and launched the world's first net zero standard, providing a framework for companies to set science-based net zero targets aimed at limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. |
| 2015 | Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) was established to help companies set emission reduction targets aligned with climate science and Paris Agreement goals. |
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