{"id":8676,"date":"2025-11-11T11:21:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/?p=8676"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:26:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:26:27","slug":"sbti-launches-new-draft-of-v2-corporate-net-zero-standard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/sbti-lanseaza-noul-draft-al-standardului-v2-corporate-net-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"SBTi launches new draft of V2 Corporate Net-Zero standard"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published the second version of the public consultation on its standard Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2<\/em>. The document introduces a series of adjustments designed to make the process of setting climate targets more accessible and better suited to economic realities, whilst maintaining the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5\u00b0C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flexibility in setting targets<\/h2>\n

Home news<\/strong> of the proposed version is increasing flexibility for businesses.<\/strong> Organisations may choose different methods for defining their emissions reduction pathways \u2014 whether based on production intensity, activity, or their own asset decarbonisation plans. The standard also recognises more clearly the role of residual emissions and carbon removal projects, whilst maintaining the principle that Reducing direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) remains a priority<\/strong> in the face of any compensation mechanisms.<\/p>\n

Adjustments for Scope 1, 2 and 3<\/h2>\n

For direct emissions and those arising from energy consumption, the SBTi proposes separate requirements, whilst for the extended value chain (Scope 3) it introduces the \u2018priority emission sources\u2019 approach. This allows companies to focus first on areas with a major impact (for example, energy, transport or raw materials) and to gradually expand the scope of their reporting.
Instead of a rigid commitment to net-zero by 2050<\/em>, the new version discusses aligning operations and value chains with the net-zero target by 2050<\/em>, allowing for differences between sectors and in the pace of investment.<\/p>\n

Net-Zero Standard V2 vs. V1.3<\/h2>\n

A change in approach \u2013 the previous standard (V1.3), launched in 2021, required an absolute reduction of at least 90\u201395% in emissions by 2050 and was designed primarily for large corporations with established ESG teams. The new version retains the 1.5\u00b0C target but introduces more flexible scenarios and methods tailored to various sectors, facilitating the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises.<\/p>\n

Emissions measurement \u2013 under version V1.3, companies were required to cover at least 67% of their Scope 3 emissions; version V2 proposes a phased approach. The focus is now on the most relevant sources of emissions, with full reporting to be achieved in stages.<\/p>\n

Targets and deadlines \u2013 V2 retains the 2050 timeframe, but also allows for the setting of interim targets based on each company\u2019s investment plans and structure.<\/p>\n

Carbon offsetting and sequestration \u2013 the new draft aims to integrate offsetting projects into climate plans, provided that they are documented and verified in accordance with international integrity standards.<\/p>\n

The public consultation is open until 8 December 2025, and the final version is expected to be officially launched in 2026. Companies can submit comments and suggestions directly via the SBTi platform. During this transition period, organisations using the current version (V1.3) may continue to apply it until 31 December 2027, which should allow sufficient time to adapt to the new framework.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) a publicat a doua versiune a consult\u0103rii publice pentru standardul s\u0103u Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2. Documentul aduce o serie de ajust\u0103ri menite s\u0103 fac\u0103 procesul de stabilire a \u021bintelor climatice mai accesibil \u0219i mai adaptat realit\u0103\u021bilor din economie, men\u021bin\u00e2nd totodat\u0103 obiectivul de limitare a \u00eenc\u0103lzirii globale la 1,5\u00b0C. Flexibilitate \u00een […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislatie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8683,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8676\/revisions\/8683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esghub.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}