Overview Carbon Water Waste Ecosystems Appendix 90 Appendix D (continued) Key area Description of work Source location Metrics Targets to • In FY20, we made a commitment that by 2030 we would be carbon negative, both for our own operations and Find out manage risks and across our value chain, and by 2050 we would remove from the environment all the carbon the company has more here and targets emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. opportunities • To reach our carbon negative commitment, we will invest in a portfolio of negative emission technologies (NETs) potentially including afforestation and reforestation, soil carbon sequestration, bioenergy with carbon capture (continued) and storage (BECCS) and direct air capture (DAC). • We recently announced a target to be water positive in our direct operations by 2030, which will consist of reducing our water-use intensity and replenishing the water we consume through our operations in water-stressed regions.
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