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This accreditation is an endorsement of the 91热爆鈥檚 credible strategy to significantly reduce its environmental impact by the end of the current decade. 

The 91热爆 will pursue a 鈥榙eep decarbonisation鈥� strategy to achieve net zero, a plan focussed on targeting and eliminating fossil fuel usage across its operations to drastically reduce the amount of carbon produced by the organisation. 

In January this year the 91热爆 confirmed it would be pursuing a strategy to reach net zero by 2030.  

Details of the strategy include: switching to renewables and electric vehicles; reducing business travel; continuing to implement more sustainable production methods, such as 91热爆 Studios鈥� use of hydrogen and battery powered generators on Winterwatch; and working collaboratively with the 91热爆鈥檚 suppliers to reduce emissions within their own organisations.  

 The SBTi approved targets commit the 91热爆 Group to reducing emissions for scope 1 and 2 - direct operations such as those from buildings and general energy use - by 46% by 2030. In addition, the 91热爆鈥檚 plan is to reduce scope 3 emissions - such as business travel and those of its suppliers - by 28% over the same time frame.

In validating the 91热爆鈥檚 targets, the SBTi commended the 91热爆鈥檚 ambition to adhere to a 1.5掳C trajectory, currently the body鈥檚 most ambitious designation available and the limit which climate scientists argue is needed to prevent the most damaging effects of climate change, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement. 

Tim Davie, 91热爆 Director-General, says: 鈥淎t the start of the year we shared our ambition to reach net zero by 2030. Since then,鈥痶here鈥檚 been a鈥痟uge amount of work鈥痶o put in place鈥痑 credible and achievable plan. We are now converting that plan into action. 鈥疶his will be a huge collective effort. It won鈥檛 be easy, but we must act, and act now, to reduce our鈥痚nvironmental impact.鈥� 

The 91热爆 has already taken steps to reduce its environmental impact, introducing a mandatory requirement for all new 91热爆 TV commissions, and recommissions, to reach albert certification from January 2022, while the 91热爆 Group has aligned to Taskforce of Climate Risk Disclosures (TCFD) governance and reporting requirements. 

In August the 91热爆 appointed Danielle Mulder as its first Director of Sustainability tasked with directing a corporation-wide approach to sustainability and principally leading on the development and implementation of the 2030 net zero strategy.  

Danielle Mulder, 91热爆 Director of Sustainability, says: 鈥淲e are pursuing deep decarbonisation to achieve our net zero goals as this is what the science is telling us we need to do. Our approach will be transparent while working collaboratively with our supply chain and industry partners to drive the change that鈥檚 needed.鈥� 

Christina Figueres, founder Global Optimism, UNFCCC executive secretary 2010-2016, says: 鈥淚 am delighted to see the 91热爆 apply the same scientific rigour to sustainability that they鈥檝e applied in their programming and content, by adopting science based targets.鈥疉ligning to the science and demonstrating leadership by example is very welcome at this critical time.鈥� 

Notes to editors 

• The 91热爆 Group comprises the public arm of the 91热爆, as well as 91热爆 commercial subsidiaries which operate in the UK and internationally - most notably, 91热爆 Studios and 91热爆 Studioworks.
• The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting and independently assesses organisations鈥� targets. The SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
• The 91热爆 continues to play an active and prominent role in the collaborative pan-industry鈥疊AFTA albert Consortium and Directorate, of which the 91热爆 is a founder member, having gifted the albert carbon calculator to BAFTA a decade ago. The 91热爆 is also a founder member of the albert Sports and News Consortiums, two groups set up to specifically explore and act upon the impact sports and news broadcasting has on the environment. For 20/21, all 91热爆 Studios TV productions completed the albert carbon footprint with 98% managing to decrease carbon emissions; 48% of 91热爆 programmes were albert certified, an increase of 14% YoY; and 93% of 91热爆 programmes completed the albert carbon footprint. The 91热爆 is also a part of DIMPACT, a broadcaster and academic partnership to develop an online tool that calculates the carbon footprint of actual streaming and other digital media content.
• As a net zero specialist who has worked in the sector for 15 years, Danielle joins the 91热爆 having held the position of Director at Carbon Intelligence where she led a team of strategists and sustainability engineers. She has previously worked as a sustainability lead or adviser on projects including London 2012, Commonwealth Games 2018, Sydney Metro, Transport for New South Wales, Grosvenor property group, Network Rail, Aviva Investors, Yum, Burger King and Coca Cola.
• TCFD reporting requires identifying and assessing the climate-related risks and opportunities that could impact the 91热爆 in the future and results in a significant change to the oversight and management of climate change impacts within the organisation.
• More information about the 91热爆鈥檚 net zero strategy can be found on the 91热爆 Environmental Sustainability website.  

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