Firms sign up to science based emissions targets

Ben & Jerry's are among those companies
that have signed up to science
based emission targets since December.

Metro AG, Toyota, and Ben & Jerry's among 41 companies who have signed up to the Science Based Targets initiative since December

A total of 155 firms, including household names such as Ben & Jerry's, Toyota, and Sony, have now signed up to a commitment to set emissions reduction targets in line with the global effort to keep warming well below 2C, the Science Based Targets initiative said yesterday.

The announcement means 41 new companies have joined the initiative since the UN climate conference in Paris last December, which saw a flurry of firms sign up in a bid to underline their commitment to supporting the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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