They pointed to the company's goal of delivering half of all shipments with net-zero emissions by the end of the decade as well as its deployment of 100,000 electrified delivery vehicles. The company is also insufficiently transparent on the emissions involved through its supply chain, according to the report. Even companies that are doing relatively well exaggerate their actions.”Novartis pushed back on the report. The report comes as major companies have increasingly committed to zero-emissions targets, and public officials such as U.S. climate envoy John Kerry John KerryLargest companies' 'net-zero' promises avoid meaningful, immediate cuts: analysis Coming soon: Climate lockdowns? As recently as late January, Kerry said the number of private companies that announced net-zero pledges was one of the most encouraging developments at 2021’s COP26 climate summit.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2022 04:39 UTC