{"id":5395,"date":"2020-06-04T14:47:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T13:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=5395"},"modified":"2020-06-04T14:47:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T13:47:56","slug":"pledge-to-net-zero-a-commitment-to-reducing-greenhouse-gases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/pledge-to-net-zero-a-commitment-to-reducing-greenhouse-gases\/5395\/","title":{"rendered":"Pledge To Net Zero: a commitment to reducing greenhouse gases"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pledge to Net Zero is the first industry commitment in the UK<\/a> that requires science-based targets from its signatories to tackle greenhouse gas emissions within their organisations.<\/p>\n 47 firms in the environmental sector have now committed to Pledge to Net Zero, since its launch six months ago, covering over 20,000 employees in the sector. The signatories of Pledge to Net Zero represent multiple sectors, including private sector consultancies, public sector organisations, professional bodies, and non-consultancy companies working in fields such as contracting.<\/p>\n Since its launch, the Pledge to Net Zero seminars have been well received, with over 1,000 people attending \u2018A guide to pledging\u2019 and \u2018A guide to setting a science-based target\u2019. All signatories have committed to the below three pledges:<\/p>\n Robert Spencer, Director of Sustainable Development at AECOM<\/a>, said: \u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see colleagues and peers in our sector getting behind the Pledge to Net Zero over the last six months.\u00a0 It is so important for our credibility as trusted advisors on decarbonisation<\/a> that we go through the same challenges and successes as our clients and work out what net zero solutions work for us and how we can learn and share best practice.<\/p>\n \u201cSetting and having our own science-based targets has been a real game changer for the AECOM community and provided a strong platform for us and our clients as we develop initiatives for pulling carbon out of infrastructure and building developments in the run up to COP26 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n The next signatory window for the pledge opens on World Environment Day, Friday, 5 June. Signatories who make the pledge during the upcoming 2020 windows will set their first science-based target before 15 May 2021.<\/p>\nWhat is required of signatories?<\/h3>\n
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