Yokohama Rubber targets greenhouse gas emissions

Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 2035 have received SBT validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a corporate climate-action organization. SBT validation indicates that a company’s GHG reduction targets are scientifically consistent with standards established by the Paris Agreement.

Yokohama Rubber’s validated GHG reduction targets are as follows:
[2035 targets (relative to 2024 levels)] – Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions: 63.0% reduction in total emissions
(Targeted emissions) Direct and indirect emissions associated with Yokohama Rubber’s business activities
Scope 3 emissions: 37.5% reduction in total emissions
(Targeted emissions) Indirect emissions in the corporate supply chain related to purchased products & services (Category 1) and to fuel and energy related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 (Category 3)

To reduce CO2 emissions from its own activities, Yokohama Rubber has been promoting the use of solar power generation systems and electricity derived from renewable energy at its plants around the world. It also has been disclosing indirect emissions from its products’ distribution, use, and disposal since 2013. Yokohama Rubber obtained SBT validation to accelerate its reduction of greenhouse gas emissions throughout its supply chain as part of its response to climate change–related problems, which have become increasingly serious in recent years.