Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

The SBTi is a partnership between CDP, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi (i) defines and promotes best practice in emissions reductions and net-zero targets in line with climate science, (ii) provides technical assistance and expert resources to companies who set science-based targets in line with the latest climate science, and (iii) brings together a team of experts to provide companies with independent assessment and validation of targets.

Science-based targets show companies and financial institutions how much and how quickly they need to reduce their GHG emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

The SBTi has also launched the world’s first Corporate Net-Zero Standard, to ensure that companies’ net-zero targets translate into action that is consistent with achieving a net-zero world by no later than 2050.

Key facts
Year	2015
Region	International
Scope of Information	Environmental (climate change)
Industry Agnostic or Specific	Industry Agnostic
Target Audience	Businesses
Approach to Materiality	Significant impact on the economy, environment, and people
Time Horizon	Medium-, and Long-term
Key Outputs	A science-based emissions reduction plan and a recorded organisational commitment to implement the plan