EVBox joins leading Dutch companies in committing to net-zero emissions by 2050

AMSTERDAM, 18 April 2023 – Today, CEOs of 10 leading Dutch companies committed to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 with the support of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). EVBox commits to setting near-term Science Based Targets in order to align with SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard. By doing so, the company aims to align with the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement and to what science shows is necessary to reduce the impacts of climate change.

The 10 committing companies are determined to set emission reduction targets for the short- and long-term targets, aiming to achieve net-zero emissions of greenhouse gas emissions throughout their value chain, independently validated by the technical experts at SBTi. This means reducing emissions rapidly – cutting them by half by 2030. By 2050, these organizations should have almost zero emissions and plan to neutralize any remaining emissions.

The SBTi Net-Zero standard is the most ambitious target that companies can set today and covers a company's emissions along the entire value chain. Most companies will need deep decarbonisation of at least 90% to reach net-zero by 2050.

The signing was done during a CEO breakfast session prior to the Purpose Day XL conference, under the guidance of vice-president of the United Nations Global Compact, Paul Polman. The companies committing are: EVBox, Dura Vermeer, Intergamma, Koninklijke Ahrend, Media.Monks, TAUW bv, TBI, Total Care (CSU, Zorg, Zizo), Trivium Packaging, and Verstegen Spices & Sauces

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The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a collaboration between the CDP (Climate

Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the

World Wide Fund for Nature. Science-based targets (SBT) are science-based

targets that provide in-depth analysis of emissions and reduction plans. The SBTi

independently assesses and validates companies' CO2 emissions targets in

accordance with the most up-to-date climate science and based on

scientific criteria.

The CEO breakfast and the commitment of the companies present was organized by UN Global Compact Network Netherlands, IMPACTING.today sustainability consultancy, Purpose Day XL co-organiser Folkert van der Molen (Van der Molen E.I.S.) and Charlotte de Voogd of

H+K Strategies. The plant-based breakfast was sponsored by Vermaat Group.