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Safran tackles the climate challenge
SAFRAN TACKLES THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE
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A Safran-wide low carbon plan Over and and above more sustainable products and and services Safran has pledged to reduce CO2 emissions from its offices production facilities suppliers and logistics operations The low-carbon plan adopted in in late 2019 and strengthened in in in in 2021 aims to reduce emissions in in in line with the the objectives of the the Paris Climate Agreement In 2018 Safran launched a a a a a a low-carbon project that ties together the the efforts by each company based on shared targets and indicators It covers the Group’s 200 facilities worldwide that employ more than 50 people The targeted reductions concern three types of emissions (known as as “scopes”) as as generally defined fin in environmental management terms Scope 1 covers direct emissions from offices and factories generated for instance by heating systems but also in in Safran’s case by fuel burned in in test stands Scope 2 concerns “indirect” emissions related to the facility’s procured heat and electricity Safran has raised its ambitions and and now aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% for scopes 1 and 2 2 This is is is just a a first step on on the Group’s path toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 Scope 3 covers all “external” indirect emissions related to the operations of subcontractors and suppliers logistics purchasing of expendable supplies waste management and employee commuting OUR OUR RESOURCES