Paris-based sustainable electrification and cabling specialist Nexans has announced at its inaugural Climate Day event its intention to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
Credit: Nexans
The global demand for electricity is to continue rising into the future, posing several challenges for electrification projects and the companies involved.
Nexans has laid out a roadmap through which is hopes to achieve 2030 target:
- 4.2% average annual reduction of company greenhouse gas emissions
- 100% of production sites certified ISO 14001;
- 100% of production waste to be recycled;
- 100% of R&D projects to be dedicated to energy efficiency and energy transition, promoting eco-design and low carbon offers;
- Optimisation of logistical flows by using multi-modal transport and shorter delivery routes;
- 100% of Nexans cable drums to be connected using IoT technologies and recyclable;
- 100% of Nexans employee automobile fleet to switch to either hybrid or electric vehicles;
- Use of renewable energy via local production or the purchase of decarbonised energy for all locations;
- Deployment of energy efficiency solutions at all sites.
In a statement, the company said that in light of the European Green Deal commitment to set a 1.5°C limit for global warming it is "more committed than ever" to taking concrete action against climate change.
Christopher Guérin, CEO of Nexans, said: “Our commitment to carbon neutrality concerns all aspects of our company, from manufacturing products, developing innovations and solutions, managing daily operations, to the use of raw materials and working habits.
“All Nexans teams are mobilised and fully engaged, both individually and collectively, as the success of our commitment is at the heart of our corporate management philosophy of 3P’s: People, Planet, Profit.”
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