Hilti SBTi goals span the supply chain

12 January 2023

The Hilti Group has committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement. 

A core element of its corporate strategy, the organisation states that it will achieve CO2 neutrality in its own operations in 2023. This latest step tackles the emissions outside of Hilti’s own operations to accelerate its net zero transition and support customers on this path. 

Hilti will invest an amount equivalent to a triple-digit million sum in pounds sterling to incorporate systematic changes into its own business processes and to further encourage the development of its partners in this regard.

The company points out that construction is the most resource intensive industry, generating around 40 per cent of the world’s carbon footprint. The SBTi is designed to enable businesses to set ambitious targets to significantly reduce their carbon footprint by 2030 and to achieve net zero by 2050. 

“Beyond our ambition to become CO2 neutral by 2023, we are also tackling emissions outside of our own operations on our path to net zero,” said Jahangir Doongaji, Hilti Group CEO.

“With our commitment to science based targets we will decrease emissions along the entire value chain. This supports our customers’ sustainability initiatives and enables us to contribute to the much-needed transformation of our industry." 

Following on from this latest commitment, Hilti will develop an advanced action plan and submit targets for validation within 24 months. 

The SBTi is a partnership between The Carbon Disclosure Project, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

● Photo shows a Hilti employee on a wind turbine.