Our Manifesto
A common challenge
Over the past 50 years, the Earth’s temperature has risen at a pace unmatched for millennia, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations are the highest in the last 2 million years. Scientific consensus has long established that human activity is the main cause of these upheavals.
The way forward
A new way of doing business
The goals
The way forward is clear: the EU has set the target of cutting net greenhouse gas emissions by more than 55% by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels) and confirmed its intention to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Action by businesses and finance is essential to achieve this goal, to preserve the health of the planet, let the economy thrive and act in a way that earns the respect of future generations.
We want to do our part to tackle the ongoing climate crisis. That is why, as a first step, we formally give decarbonisation the same priority as profit, integrating it into the corporate purpose clause of our Articles of Association and thereby giving management a new mandate as an enabling condition for action.
“The company undertakes to progressively evolve its business and operating model by progressively reducing the greenhouse gas emissions of its activities, according to an implementation plan with measurable targets and interim deadlines, and to report annually on its actions and results, in line with European decarbonisation objectives.”
We commit to designing and implementing a corporate decarbonisation pathway, prioritising emission reductions at source;
We are creating a movement of collaboration among companies that innovate, exchange ideas, strategies, good practices and tools, and want to stay up to date on available practices and solutions grounded in solid science;
We communicate our initiatives and report annually on the topics discussed and the solutions shared.
