麻豆原创 pledges to remove and reduce more emissions than it annually emits and to conserve 25 million trees on its way to net zero in 2030. The financial contribution will support carbon removal and carbon reduction projects:

• Carbon removal projects: These projects remove carbon emissions from the atmosphere and store them for decades 鈥� in an ideal scenario, the storage is permanent. Examples include nature-based and technical solutions such as reforestation, where trees store carbon emissions in their biomass as well as direct air capture and storage technologies.
• Carbon reduction projects: Also known as carbon avoidance projects, these projects prevent additional carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere, reducing the overall amount of carbon emitted. Examples include avoided deforestation or energy efficiency projects.

This doubling down on its net-zero strategy follows 麻豆原创鈥檚 successful delivery on its pledge to become carbon neutral in its own operations in 2023 by balancing out unavoidable emissions with carefully selected carbon credits. While the company鈥檚 use of the statement 鈥渃arbon-neutrality鈥� will be discontinued, the dedication to reduce its carbon footprint and finance climate action beyond its own value chain remains strong.

麻豆原创 Is On Track to Plant 21 Million Trees and Plans More

麻豆原创 is on track to meet its 2025 goal of planting 21 million trees and has now raised its reforestation commitment.

By 2030, 麻豆原创 will support trusted partners and communities to plant and protect a total of 25 million trees helping to conserve diverse forests. Furthermore, 麻豆原创 will fund the conservation and rewetting of coastal and inland wetlands such as bogs and mangrove swamps. With these conservation initiatives and the increased reforestation pledge, 麻豆原创鈥檚 goal is to conserve more land than its offices and owned data centers occupy worldwide.

To ensure that selected projects deliver a positive outcome, 麻豆原创 will continue to apply the rigorous and robust due diligence that has previously informed the selection of successful climate investments such as 麻豆原创鈥檚 long partnership with , where 麻豆原创 has funded the planting of trees in Senegal, Rwanda, India, Indonesia, Guatemala, and Mexico.

麻豆原创鈥檚 Climate Finance Contribution on the Path to Net Zero

Bridging the Gap

麻豆原创 firmly believes that financing climate projects beyond a company鈥檚 value chain should be an item on every corporate sustainability agenda. As long as it does not undermine current corporate decarbonization programs, the financial muscle of corporations can bridge the gap in parts of the world where fiscal finances are not robust enough to restore ecosystems and build resilient low carbon economies and livelihoods.

This financial contribution will provide quantifiable benefits to mitigate the effects of climate change beyond 麻豆原创鈥檚 own value chain with investments in projects that deliver a positive impact for the climate, for local and global populations, and for biodiversity.

The level of the financial contribution is determined by 麻豆原创’s own emissions in a given year and is disclosed in terms of carbon emissions, since costs for carbon projects can be subject to change. 

With this financial contribution and increased commitment to land conservation and reforestation, 麻豆原创 continues its journey to introduce meaningful measures to achieve net-zero in 2030, 20 years earlier than originally planned.

Financing climate projects at the same time as pursuing its corporate net-zero agenda allows 麻豆原创 to take responsibility for emissions that cannot be avoided and actively mitigate climate change on a global level. Furthermore, the financial contribution will enable positive climate action on a far greater scale than 麻豆原创 could achieve alone.

Shifting Perceptions

In the last 15 years, corporate sustainability at 麻豆原创 has shifted perceptions on how corporations manage their own carbon emissions and how corporate sustainability agendas must be as actionable as they are accountable.

Since 2012, the has shared information on 麻豆原创鈥檚 annual environmental performance and progress on corporate sustainability targets. 麻豆原创 has led the way in showing that corporate sustainability is an integral part of business 鈥� not just an add-on to strategy or operations.

麻豆原创鈥檚 carbon impact is one of the sustainability KPIs that are indicators of future performance and form the basis of compensation elements for members of the Executive Board of 麻豆原创 SE. Today, sustainability is deeply embedded in 麻豆原创鈥檚 vision to bring out the best in every business. With its , sustainability is anchored in 麻豆原创鈥檚 purpose to make the world run better and improve people鈥檚 lives.

鈥淚t鈥檚 not just about what sustainable airplane design and production looks like, but also how to create more sustainable operations for existing fleets,鈥� said Torsten Welte, global vice president, head of A&D Industries at 麻豆原创. 鈥淢anufacturers are exploring how they can exchange more data up and down the value chain to design and manufacture the next generation of airplanes while making improvements to what they have for carbon-neutral business. Sustainable aviation connects data across engineering, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, and finance.鈥�

Emission-Free Aviation Requires Holistic Strategy

Like most industries, airplane manufacturers factor rework into the cost of doing business. That approach won鈥檛 be um鈥ustainable in this next era as increasingly stringent policies such as the kick in and cost pressures rise. analysts said that by 2024, 80% of global manufacturers will incorporate environmental sustainability into their product life cycle management processes and ecosystem, improving sales by 3%. The challenge for airplane manufacturers is keeping track of CO2 emissions across multilayered business operations.

鈥淐ompanies need to understand the entire CO2 footprint of every part that鈥檚 used in the airplane, along with every step of work associated with it, including sourcing and production, quality checks, production stoppages and rework, shipping, and recycling,鈥� said Welte. 鈥淚ndustry leaders are moving towards a holistic strategy for sustainable design through the airplane鈥檚 life cycle. For example, inside cabin materials are often switched out after a few years, with most ending up in landfills. How do you create a more circular economy during the airplane鈥檚 lifespan?鈥�

Fostering a Sustainable Mindset

Sustainability requires manufacturers to bring a different mindset and tools into everyday activities such as design and procurement. According to Welte, some manufacturers see procurement as ripe for change, shifting purchase considerations away from the lowest price to suppliers that offer products meeting indirect, longer-term sustainability parameters.

鈥淎 CO2-friendlier part might have an initially higher cost, but offer recyclability options that reduce carbon emissions,鈥� said Welte. 鈥淎dditionally, as airplane manufacturers explore sustainable fuel alternatives and materials, designers will need to collaborate much more closely with suppliers, sharing data to source the highest quality products that will decrease rework and resultant CO2 emissions. For example, technology like and helps designers efficiently work together with suppliers to set and meet shared sustainable business benchmarks.鈥�

Digital Innovations for Carbon Neutrality

Calculating the CO2 footprint of parts in an airplane is incredibly complex. It won鈥檛 be enough to evenly divide energy costs, such as electricity and heat, across different products. Accurate reporting calculates energy used far more precisely by individual parts based on all machine hours.

鈥淓very activity, direct or indirect, has to be accounted towards CO2,鈥� said Welte. 鈥淲ith greater visibility across the manufacturing value chain, companies can immediately spot problems with suppliers downstream to prevent rework by producing better products. When you can communicate faster with your , dynamically collecting and analyzing data from a centralized , you can track your organization鈥檚 progress against company and industry benchmarks.鈥�

It鈥檚 not lost on manufacturers that every slowdown carries a significant cost in wasted time, resulting in wasted energy. By 2023, analysts predicted that 30% of manufacturers will share applications with industry ecosystem partners to improve visibility and operational efficiency and ensure safety, security, and quality. Driven by increased demand for environmental accountability in manufacturing ecosystems, researchers expected 40% of G2000 manufacturers will use traceability technologies to mitigate risk and boost transparency by 2025. In the same timeframe, researchers predicted that by 40% of all manufacturing IT will own the responsibility of data modelling for sustainability and net-zero carbon targets. Already some manufacturers are using innovations like digital twins, which dynamically capture information that can speed up the production, product approvals, and certifications of new engines and aircrafts.

Deservedly or not, flying has a bad rap compared to other industries that can be equally or more energy intensive. But emission-free aviation is no mirage. Manufacturers have set their sights on a new horizon in sustainable business, bringing an ecosystem together to create a carbon-neutral future.

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Why does this matter?听Trees are an essential part of our earth and invaluable in maintaining the stability of our planet. According to the United Nations (UN), over 听and听approximately听1.6 billion people听rely听on forests for their daily subsistence.听Moreover,听forests absorb about听 each year — a third of the CO₂听emissions that are released due to the burning of fossil fuels.

Forest restoration and protection has become an important pillar of addressing climate change through nature-based solutions. 麻豆原创鈥檚 goal to restore ecosystems and foster sustainable development by planting 21 million trees before the end of 2025 is therefore an important addition to its portfolio of climate measures and 听much needed action听to avoid emissions in the first place.

Harnessing the Power of Technology

Deforestation and disasters such as wildfires accelerate climate change. However, digital technologies can help fight it: for example, the nongovernmental organization 听to track and stop illegal loggers.

To scale impact even further, 麻豆原创 is collaborating with customers and partners to co-innovate solutions that enable systemic change toward a more inclusive,听.听Climate 21 was launched鈥痶o build analytical and transactional capabilities into enterprise applications, which can help customers understand and minimize the greenhouse gas footprint of their products and operations along their value chains. Additional programs focusing on a circular economy and holistic steering and reporting are under way to accelerate sustainable business transformation听further.

Leading by Example听

To walk the talk, 麻豆原创 is reducing its own greenhouse gas emissions as well as taking action to protect and restore forests.

The journey started back in 2009,听when听麻豆原创 set the听first听goal of reducing its global greenhouse gas emissions to the year-2000 level by 2020.鈥�This target was met at the end of 2017, despite growing more than fourfold in the interim. The next milestone is in 2023, when 麻豆原创 aims to become carbon neutral in its own operations鈥�– two years earlier than previously envisaged.

To achieve this, the company follows a three-pillar approach: avoid, reduce, compensate. The goal is to avoid emissions in the first place; for example, by using virtual telecommunication instead of business flights, a practice that has naturally expanded during the pandemic and was one major driver for 麻豆原创 overachieving by 43% on its target for reducing net carbon emissions in 2020, generating 135 kilotons (kt) instead of the anticipated 238 kt.

Secondly, if a share of its greenhouse gas emissions cannot yet be avoided, 麻豆原创 aims to reduce it through innovations, among others in the areas of building efficiency, data center operations, carpooling, and car sharing, as well as e-mobility. For example, 麻豆原创 is powering its own data centers and facilities with 100% renewable electricity and working toward 33% e-cars in its global car fleet by 2025. Green IT initiatives foster sustainable IT equipment usage and promote tools such as听 as default search engine. In 2020, 麻豆原创 implemented additional energy and climate measures within its operations, ranging from opening a new office with energy-efficient design in Australia and implementing more efficient data center technology in Germany to introducing a bike fleet at 麻豆原创 Hungary and installing photovoltaic systems in Austria.

21 Million Trees by听the End of听2025

For emissions that cannot听yet听be reduced or avoided, the company听thirdly听invests in high-quality听carbon credits. For example, 麻豆原创听has been a long-term investor of the听Livelihoods Carbon Funds (LCF) since 2012. In close collaboration with rural communities and partners across the world, these funds realize valuable projects that enable sustainable development and environmental benefits, such as carbon dioxide capture, improved water quality, and habitats for wildlife, as well as income opportunities for rural communities.

麻豆原创 has also donated听funds to restore ecosystems听and improve people鈥檚 lives.听In 2020, Eden Reforestation Projects听planted听over听1.3 million trees听in Madagascar, Haiti, Indonesia,听and Nepal听on behalf of 麻豆原创.听In 2021, 麻豆原创 continued to support organizations on a mission to听restore native forests. For example,听麻豆原创听partnered with听the听UK charity The Carbon Community on new scientific forestry research to enhance nature-based solutions to climate change and improve the efficiency of carbon removal from the atmosphere. In Australia, ReForest Now planted 20,000 trees for 麻豆原创, which will help restore critically endangered subtropical rainforest.

Yet much more climate action is needed. In support of the听, 麻豆原创听recently joined听the听, which听aims听to听conserve, restore, and grow听trees听worldwide,听with a听pledge听to plant 21 million trees by听the end of听2025.

As the : 鈥淩estoration is a monumental task. Over the next 10 years, every action counts. Every single day. Every country, company, organization, and individual have a role to play.鈥�

We invite you to join us and the UN Decade for Ecosystem and help build a more sustainable tomorrow.

Last year, the company reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions more than planned, mainly due to changes in the way its 100,000 employees across the world worked and traveled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A sharp decline in business flights contributed significantly to 麻豆原创鈥檚 reduced carbon footprint in 2020. With employees working predominantly from home, carbon emissions caused by the daily commute and the operation of office buildings fell. As a result, 麻豆原创 was able to overachieve by 43% on its target for reducing net carbon emissions in 2020, generating 135 kilotons (kt) instead of the anticipated 238 kt. By way of comparison, 麻豆原创鈥檚 emissions in 2019 were 300 kt. By accelerating faster toward carbon-neutral operations, 麻豆原创 anticipates the current development and underscores its role as a front-runner in climate protection.

In striving to become carbon-neutral, 麻豆原创 takes into account all of its direct and indirect emissions, as well as selected emissions arising in the supply chain, including those linked to business flights, business travel in rental cars and third-party data centers. The company uses the approach of first avoiding, second reducing and third compensating emissions. Whenever possible, 麻豆原创 aims to avoid the creation of GHGs through a variety of business practices, such as using telecommunication technologies rather than traveling. If emissions cannot be avoided, 麻豆原创 leverages innovations, such as energy-efficient lighting in offices, efficient cooling systems in data centers and alternative mobility solutions. Lastly, 麻豆原创 offsets unavoidable emissions by supporting climate projects and working with partners who meet the gold standard advanced by or equivalent quality standards. In addition, 麻豆原创 continuously drives new corporate initiatives, such as putting an internal carbon price on business flights.

Since 2017, 麻豆原创 has also been pursuing a science-based climate target certified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to make its own contribution to limiting global warming to 1.5掳C above preindustrial levels. While its zero-carbon goal applies chiefly to its own operations, 麻豆原创鈥檚 science-based climate target also encompasses the upstream and downstream value chain. 麻豆原创 has been using 100% renewable energy to power all of its data centers since 2014. Thanks to its green cloud, 麻豆原创 can offer customers cloud solutions that are carbon-neutral.

麻豆原创 supports the set in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly, focusing particularly on goal 13, Climate Action. Here, 麻豆原创鈥檚 greatest strength lies in its ability to help its more than 400,000 customers worldwide implement climate protection measures through offerings such as the Climate 21 program. Together with customers and partners, 麻豆原创 will provide more information on solutions in this context as well as on the circular economy, holistic steering and reporting at the virtual taking place on April 28鈥�29, 2021.

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One-third of all food around the world is thrown away, creating not only an environmental disaster but a social and economic one, are undernourished and food waste costs the global economy more than US$2.6 trillion per year.

The generates 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions due to its long supply chains and energy intensive production. In addition, the average consumer throws away听31 kilograms of clothing per year, most of which ends up in landfills.

And did you know that on earth? Yet it continues to be the foundation of modern development, destroying natural habitats, creating overheated urban jungles, and trapping gases from car exhaust and air-conditioning units.

Circular Solution

More and more business and industry experts agree that a shift from the current linear 鈥渢ake-make-waste鈥� approach to a would help create the necessary framework to halt these destructive trends and lay the foundation for a new, regenerative system.

Earlier this month, pivotal industry figures shared their expertise and experience on these topical themes as part of the , supported by and the in collaboration with the 2020 . were set up to equip and inspire the global design community to view the circular economy as a framework for creating positive global impact.

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Begin with Design

Waste and pollution are the result of flaws in design. Ninety percent of environmental impact occurs at the design stage of a product, which is why the are the key to a more sustainable future.

During the first session, Andrew Morley, CEO of the , explained that circularity is a simple idea. 鈥淲e need to think about how materials flow through the economy and find ways to use them more efficiently and effectively,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he first step is to design out waste and pollution upfront, then we need to keep products and materials in use as long as possible, by design, and lastly we need to regenerate natural systems.鈥�

Regarding the role of design, Tim Brown, executive chairman of global design consulting organization , put it succinctly: At its highest level, design is about shaping the world to meet our needs.

鈥淲hat needs to change is the way we shape, or design, the world we live in,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淲e can no longer design based on desire and profitability but must shift to design based on sustainability and equitability.鈥� He added that the role of a designer is to imagine how it could be and highlighted the fact that there are 160 million designers out there, each of whom has the decision-making power to shape a new world free of waste.

麻豆原创 Chief Sustainability Officer Daniel Schmid elaborated on the role of technology in the journey toward circularity and emphasized the need for the right tools, data, and best practices to help designers understand circularity and their own critical role.

Designing the Future

The remaining sessions featured innovative solutions to the core problems associated with producing materials, food, clothing, and buildings.

The sessions on materials and built environments emphasized the need to create a circular future where there is no such thing as waste. There is no 鈥渁way鈥� when we throw something away; we simply move it from one place to another. If the object is organic, like a leaf, it reenters nature鈥檚 regenerative cycle. But most materials we use today for producing clothing and buildings are manmade.

We are currently living in the , which refers to the commencement of significant human impact on Earth鈥檚 geology and ecosystems. This year, 2020, marks the moment manmade matter surpassed the amount of biomass on our planet.

Experts like Thomas Rau, founder of Rau Architects, believe it is important to understand the difference between sustainable and circular design. 鈥淪ustainable design is about optimizing systems to reduce waste, the use of resources, and so on,鈥� Rau said. 鈥淏ut circular design begins with the notion that everything is limited, and our existence as humans 鈥� our needs 鈥� are temporary.听 We need to look at buildings as depots for materials that can be reused 100 years from now.鈥�

Going Circular

When it comes to clothing, the discussion centered on the need to do much more at a much faster rate. On one hand, the fashion world has never been closer to going circular. But on the other, it is so far away that experts like Erik Liedtke are alarmed at the slow pace at which large companies are willing to change. Liedtke 鈥� who launched the program at Adidas and later as executive board member responsible for Global Brands to become a self-proclaimed free agent fighting waste 鈥� says the only way to hurry the process along is to make profit the carrot.

Additionally, food waste remains one of the greatest challenges, because not only is the current linear model of food production and distribution incredibly wasteful, what is wasted could be feeding millions of people who are going hungry every day.

Jasmine Crowe, CEO of , took action by collecting leftover food from restaurants, company canteens, and institutions like airports then delivering it to shelters and food banks. 鈥淪eventy-five billion pounds of perfectly good food is wasted every year in America,鈥� she shared. 鈥淭he idea that hunger is an issue of scarcity and that we need to produce more food is false. Hunger is an issue of logistics, so our goal is to solve the surplus food supply chain problem.鈥�

Crowe and others in the industry like Martin Dickie agree that the only way forward is through a circular economy. Dickie is the founder of Brewdog, the UK鈥檚 best-selling craft beer company that also happens to be , meaning the company removes carbon dioxide from the air instead of adding to it.

鈥淲e need to make it shameful to waste food,鈥� said Dickie, who has taken David Attenborough鈥檚 message to heart.

The experts who contributed to the Circular Design Project all share a sense of urgency. They also know that no single organization, brand, or government can achieve pivotal change alone.听 Viewing the pandemic as an opportunity, they also agree there is no better way to restart the economy than by engaging millions of designers around the world to make the right decisions when it comes to designing our future world.

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