PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 4, 2021
/PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural
sciences company, announced its goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions by 2035. The company will use
science-based targets aligned with keeping the global temperature
at 1.5°C above pre-industrial times.
"FMC's net-zero emissions target is a bold step in our
continuing commitment to sustainable innovation and operations,"
said Karen Totland, FMC vice
president and chief sustainability officer. "We are engaging
key organizations across our company—including Manufacturing,
Supply Chain, Environment, Health and Safety, Procurement and
R&D—to improve efficiencies, invest in renewable energy sources
and engage with third-party suppliers to reduce their
emissions. We are proud to build on FMC's past successes in
energy and resource reduction, and look forward to working together
with suppliers and other partners to achieve this ambitious
goal."
The company has committed to set science-based targets through
the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a partnership between
CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute
(WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). SBTi defines
and promotes best practices in emission reduction and net-zero
targets, and provides technical assistance and expert resources to
companies like FMC that set science-based targets in line with
climate science.
FMC will pursue carbon neutral operations through emission
Scopes 1, 2 and 3 as defined by the GHG Protocol. Scope 1
includes direct emissions from company-owned and controlled
resources, such as production facilities and automobile
fleets. Scope 2 focuses on indirect emissions, which are
typically from the generation of energy that is purchased from a
utility provider. Scope 3 includes indirect upstream and
downstream emissions within a company's value chain that are not
included in Scope 2. Scope 3 covers broad areas, including
business travel, employee commuting, emissions from the production
of goods and services purchased by the company, and emissions
associated with the distribution and transportation of goods to and
from suppliers and customers, to name a few.
"As a leader in the global agricultural industry, we see
firsthand the impact climate change has on farmers and the world's
food supply," Totland added. "We have an obligation to meet
climate challenges head on and to find solutions that benefit all
of our stakeholders."
To learn more about sustainability at FMC and to read the
company's latest sustainability report, Resilient Ready,
visit fmc.com/sustainability.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
without compromising safety or the environment. With approximately
6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed
to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
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