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New Report Highlights MetLife's Integrated Strategy To Build a More Sustainable Future

3BL Media

In the report, MetLife also provides information on its commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the company’s global operations and general account investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner.[1] based insurer to achieve that status in 2016. and for female officers globally. Media Contact.

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What is the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi)?

Sphera

In 2016 the earth’s average temperature was the warmest since recordkeeping began in 1880. To achieve this goal, participants agreed that GHG emissions must be halved by 2030 and fall to “net-zero”—meaning that emissions still being generated are offset by reduction of the same amount elsewhere—by 2050. Net-zero targets.

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Should businesses be legally required to set science-based targets?

We Mean Business Coalition

However, with more than 90% of global GDP now covered by net-zero targets set nationally or regionally, this change may well come in the not-too-distant future. It will likely be taken again with the mandates on net-zero transition plans from big emitters, due to be introduced in 2023. Exceeding 1.5C