{"id":18648,"date":"2024-09-19T10:15:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T07:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/?p=18648"},"modified":"2024-09-19T11:11:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T08:11:29","slug":"science-based-targets-iniciativa-sbti-apstiprina-consolis-latvija-tuvaka-termina-emisiju-samazinasanas-merkus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/science-based-targets-initiative-sbti-validates-consolis-near-term-emission-reduction-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validates Consolis near-term emission reduction targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated and approved that the near-term emission targets of the Consolis Group, which includes Consolis Latvija, are in line with both the latest climate science and with the goals of the Paris Agreement.<br><\/strong>\u201cThe validation shows that we are on the right track with our climate work, which benefits our customers in the construction industry who strive for a reduced climate footprint. Our climate-improved precast concrete elements, make it possible to reduce emissions in construction projects already today,\u201d says Esa M\u00e4ki, Consolis Baltic MD.<br>The global manufacturer of precast concrete building materials, Consolis Group, which includes Consolis Latvija, commits to reduce absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in scope 1 and scope 2 by 50% by 2032, from the base year 2022. The company also adds a scope 3 target to its scope 1 and scope 2 target to reduce absolute GHG emissions from purchased goods and services by 30% within the same timeframe. The Group's near-term targets have been assessed against SBTi's strict criteria following a thorough validation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consolis Latvija climate commitments to reach the targets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve the targets and address the ongoing climate crisis, Consolis Group is committed to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that reduce emissions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reducing or replacing cement is a priority as the primary source of carbon emissions in concrete is related to the use of cement. Consolis Group is increasing and exploring the use of secondary cement-based materials and alternative binders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimizing the design to produce lighter and narrower precast concrete elements that require less raw material while maintaining quality standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improving manufacturing processes by adopting and developing existing technologies and standards contributes to decarbonization by optimizing raw materials, energy and production processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaboration with strategic partners across the value chain to achieve efficiency gains and reduce carbon emissions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leadership in low carbon precast concrete<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consolis Group is successfully marketing the low carbon product line <a href=\"https:\/\/consolis.com\/sustainability\/green-spine-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Green Spine Line<\/a>\u00ae in six of our markets. In the first half of 2024, approximately 37% (30) of Consolis' total production volume consisted of Green Spine Line\u00ae products. This corresponds to approximately 580k tons (535) of certified products with a direct saving of 21,000 tons (17,200) of carbon dioxide emissions compared to regular precast concrete.<br>SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). It is focused on accelerating companies worldwide to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Consolis Latvija<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consolis, a leading European industrial group providing sustainable precast concrete structures for construction and infrastructure. With operations in 17 countries worldwide, Consolis generated over EUR 1 billion in sales in 2023.<br><em>Well-built for well-being.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.consolis.com\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.consolis.com\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.consolis.com<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.consolis.lv<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science Based Targets iniciat\u012bva (SBTi) ir apstiprin\u0101jusi, ka Consolis Group, tostarp Consolis Latvija, tuv\u0101k\u0101 termi\u0146a emisiju m\u0113r\u0137i ir saska\u0146\u0101 gan ar jaun\u0101kajiem klimata zin\u0101tnes atkl\u0101jumiem un p\u0113t\u012bjumiem, gan ar Par\u012bzes nol\u012bguma m\u0113r\u0137iem.\u201cApstiprin\u0101jums apliecina, ka esam uz pareiz\u0101 ce\u013ca m\u016bsu klimata izmai\u0146u samazin\u0101\u0161anas pas\u0101kumos, kas n\u0101k par labu m\u016bsu klientiem b\u016bvniec\u012bbas nozar\u0113, kuri t\u0101pat cen\u0161as samazin\u0101t [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":18649,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18648"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18655,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18648\/revisions\/18655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/consolis.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}