Adtran — a global provider of networking and communications solutions that enable voice, data, video and internet communications — announced its new Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) commitments and that it seeks to achieve net-zero emissions across its entire value chain by 2048.

The company’s newly approved commitments include a 74.5% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2032 and Scope 3 emissions by 40% within the same time frame. 

“Our newly approved SBTi commitments underline our steadfast commitment to climate responsibility and represent a significant step forward in our environmental efforts. When we look at the sustainability gains we’ve already made as a result of joining the SBTi, we’re in no doubt we can realize our goal of organization-wide carbon neutrality,” said Klaus Grobe, senior director of global sustainability at Adtran, in a statement. “Our ambitious near- and longer-term objectives will contribute to limiting global temperature rises to 1.5°C, in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement. What’s more, using the SBTi’s framework, we can regularly share our progress, demonstrating to all industries that tackling global warming is within our collective capacity.”

Using 2016 as a base, Adtran’s near-term science-based targets commit to a 74.5% reduction in its Scope 1 and 2 emissions (emissions it is directly responsible for, e.g., those generated by fleet vehicles) by 2032. Adtran’s Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions generated from purchased services and use of sold products) will be reduced by 40%. 

By 2048, Adtran’s long-term targets commit the company to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 90% and Scope 3 by 95%. A plan for radically limiting Scope 3 emissions is required under the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard, and Adtran has had a Scope 3 plan in place since joining the SBTi in 2016.