How we are reducing our carbon footprint at dsm-firmenich

With the global drive to decarbonization, dsm-firmenich has set ambitious goals on reducing its carbon emissions as expressed in our science-based targets:

We have a very challenging goal to reduce our scope 1 (company’s direct GHG emissions) and scope 2 (purchased energy) by 50% and using 75% of renewable electricity by 2030. In 2020, we have already achieved a 25% reduction in our GHG emissions and 60% of our electricity was purchased from renewable sources. We have also set a long-term target to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. To learn more, visit our Climate and Energy site.

In addition, we have set a carbon intensity reduction of 28% of its value chain emissions, the so-called scope 3 emissions. As the vast majority of scope 3 emissions are defined by the purchase of raw materials and services, reductions achieved by our supplier portfolio are of eminent importance to realize our scope 3 targets.

CO2REDUCE is our supplier engagement program, which was started in 2018 to work in close collaboration with our key suppliers on sharing ambitions, exchanging carbon footprint information and the creation of reduction roadmaps for achieving our emissions targets. As a consequence, the greenhouse gas performance of a supplier is a key criterion in supplier selection and volume contracting. In 2020 dsm-firmenich already achieved a 5% reduction on Scope 3 emissions through the CO2REDUCE program.