Steelcase is committed to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the creation of their products.
Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time. Human activity has already warmed the world by about 1°C since pre-industrial times.
Despite efforts made by governments and other actors, total human-caused greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise. Under current trajectories, global mean temperatures are projected to increase by 2.2°C to 4.4°C by the end of this century. Companies have a pivotal role and interest in ensuring global temperature does not exceed 1.5°C, but most existing company targets are not enough.
If additional warming can be limited by only half a degree to 1.5°C rather than 2°C, several hundred million fewer people may be exposed to climate-related risk and susceptible to poverty by 2050, including ten million fewer exposed to the risk of rising seas (IPCC 2018 Summary Report for Policymakers).
We’re carbon neutral now and we’ve set science-based targets on a 1.5C pathway. We are doing the hard work to reduce absolute emissions by 50% in our own facilities by 2030.
As we celebrate Earth Day, we’re highlighting how our collective sustainability impact can grow exponentially when organizations like Salesforce, Royal Philips and Steelcase encourage, help and require those they do business with to follow suit.
Steelcase made news recently by announcing it has become carbon neutral and, even more significant, meet Science Based Targets by 2030.
Steelcase announced we have achieved carbon neutrality throughout our own operations. We are going even further, having set aggressive science-based targets in line with the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement.
We believe in providing our clients with office environments that support your identity + culture—and we know how much you’re committed to a greener, better Alabama. Is your organization inspired to make greener choices? You can reduce your impact by supporting the local economy, and create a more meaningful office environment by choosing products that are made in Alabama.