UBE Corporation (President: Masato Izumihara; hereinafter “UBE”) submitted a commitment letter to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)1 to acquire certification for its science-based GHG emission reduction targets. In the commitment letter, the company has committed to set near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the SBTi, for validation within two years2.
The company will strive to promote the reduction of GHG emissions along the overall supply chain, aligned with the standards required by the Paris Agreement and the recommendation of the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which aim to keep the global temperature rise this century well below 2ºC versus pre-industrial levels, and to strive to limit the temperature increase even further, to 1.5ºC.
The UBE Group aims to further tackle global environmental issues and realize the UBE Vision 2030 Transformation that envisages the formation of a corporate group centered on specialty chemicals that contributes to the global environment, human health, and an enriched future society.