The Severn Trent Plc Board today announces its intention to put its climate change action plan before shareholders and seek a non-binding advisory vote on the Company's approach at its AGM on
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This week, we submitted our proposed Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions targets to the Science Based Targets Initiative, committing us to deliver significant reductions in our
Our Net Zero Pledge
As part of our commitment to credible reduction in GHGs, consistent with a 1.5 degree global warming scenario, we will: Reduce our Scope 1 and Scope 21 emissions by 46% by 2030, in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative's guideline and Reduce our Scope 3 emissions by engaging with over 70% of our supply chain to take action on their own emissions.
Working in partnership with the Commonwealth Games
Earlier this month we were pleased to announce our partnership with the
Severn Trent will provide updates on our climate change action plan throughout 2021, starting with the Annual Report and Sustainability Report to be published in June ahead of our AGM on
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