What does Net Zero mean?
Reaching a net-zero (or “Net-Zero”) emissions target requires a company to cut greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible at their source, using the best methods available within its industry. Any emissions that cannot be eliminated—often referred to as “hard-to-abate emissions”—must then be balanced by removing and permanently storing an equivalent amount of carbon from the atmosphere. This can also involve actions that extend beyond the company’s own value chain.
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): a trusted sustainability partner
To support this journey, Sofidel is working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi helps organizations adopt credible, science-based strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Sofidel has 24 months to secure validation of its decarbonization plan from the SBTi.
Sofidel’s roadmap to net zero by 2050
Sofidel’s approach to achieving its ambitious 2050 goal is built on a broad strategy that not only addresses internal operations but also engages partners across the entire supply chain. Key actions include:
Energy efficiency & electrification: Introducing advanced technologies to improve the efficiency of facilities and progressively switching certain processes from fossil fuels to electricity. Renewable energy sourcing: Expanding the share of electricity generated in-house from renewables or purchased via long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) linked to newly developed renewable projects. Bio-based fuels: Increasing reliance on biofuels from sustainable local sources, including solid biomass, biomethane, and bio-syngas, as well as by-products from other industries. Green hydrogen: Partnering with public and private entities to deploy green hydrogen. Notably, Sofidel UK has already obtained major funding to begin using hydrogen at its plants. Sustainable forestry: Enforcing zero-deforestation policies across its supply chain, recognizing forests as critical for climate stability and biodiversity protection. Low-carbon products & packaging: Designing products with reduced packaging or renewable packaging materials, continuing Sofidel’s commitment to cutting conventional plastic use in half and shifting toward paper-based alternatives. Sustainable logistics: Transitioning to more efficient transportation solutions, with future use of plant-based fuels, hydrogen, e-fuels, or electric vehicles. Carbon removal: Investigating carbon removal approaches such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and nature-based solutions like afforestation and reforestation to address unavoidable emissions. Reaching a net-zero (or “Net-Zero”) emissions target requires a company to cut greenhouse gas emissions as much as possible at their source, using the best methods available within its industry. Any emissions that cannot be eliminated—often referred to as “hard-to-abate emissions”—must then be balanced by removing and permanently storing an equivalent amount of carbon from the atmosphere. This can also involve actions that extend beyond the company’s own value chain.
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi): a trusted sustainability partner
To support this journey, Sofidel is working with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a collaboration between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The SBTi helps organizations adopt credible, science-based strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Sofidel has 24 months to secure validation of its decarbonization plan from the SBTi.
Sofidel’s roadmap to net zero by 2050
Sofidel’s approach to achieving its ambitious 2050 goal is built on a broad strategy that not only addresses internal operations but also engages partners across the entire supply chain. Key actions include: