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K Line’s CO2 reduction targets were approved to be scientifically consistent with the level achieving to the Paris Agreement set binding 2? goal for rise of global temperature and obtained certification from an international initiative, Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi).

In [ds_preview]March 2015, the shipping company introduced its long-term environmental vision, K LINE Environmental Vision 2050 »Securing Blue Seas for Tomorrow« and set an environmental target to reduce CO2 emissions from our operating ships by half before 2050 as one of our counter-measures against global warming. The initial interim target was to reduce CO2 emissions by 10% for 2019. This was successfully accomplished ahead of schedule in 2015 and K Line set a new interim target to reduce CO2 emissions by 25% for 2030. At this time, this milestone has been certified with SBTi.

SBTi is a joint initiative established by CDP and other organizations in order to promote the achievement of science-based emission-reduction targets for greenhouse gases, and the existence of SBT is adopted as a part of evaluation item in CDP. As of 13 Feb, 2017, 211 of the major companies around the world have declared to set SBT, in their companies, including K Line, of which 35 companies’ targets have already been certified by SBTi.

K Line set CO2 (CO2 emissions for transporting one ton of cargo one nautical mile (1,852 meters)) reduction target against 2011 level
K Line set CO2 (CO2 emissions for transporting one ton of cargo one
nautical mile (1,852 meters)) reduction target against 2011 level

The Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi?is an initiative for greenhouse gas reduction and a joint initiative between CDP, UNGC (United Nations Global Compact), WRI (World Resources Institute) and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), which checks whether the compaines’ medium-term reduction targets (5-15 years) for green house gases are consistent with the level of necessary decarbonization for achieving the long-term 2? goal based on their own science-based CO2 emission standard.

CDP is an international non-profit organization (NPO) that surveys, evaluates and discloses companies’ environmental initiatives, and they disclose the evaluation results as global common indicators to measure corporate value.