SBTi
Definition
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global corporate climate action organization that partners with businesses and financial institutions to develop and validate science-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement.
A collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), aimed at mobilizing corporate action to limit global warming.
Examples
Our startup just earned SBTi validation, proving we're serious about climate action – right after ordering 500 plastic swag bags for the team.
The CEO loves bragging about our SBTi targets at conferences, conveniently skipping the part where our supply chain still guzzles fossil fuels.
With SBTi guidance, the company pledged net zero by 2040; now the interns are tasked with making it happen over their lunch breaks.
SBTi certification looks great on the sustainability report, almost as good as the private jet emissions we conveniently forgot to scope.