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"This is great progress towards our goal to reduce CO₂ emissions," said Mats Rahmström, President and CEO of the
The goal is to reduce the combined CO₂ emissions from energy in the Group's own operations and transport of goods by 50% by 2030, in relation to cost of sales. The baseline is 2018 and since then a reduction of 28% has been achieved. In 2019 the reduction was 19% and in 2020 it was 12% compared with the previous year.
"There is an effect from the COVID-19-pandemic in 2020," said
"We know that for us the impact from our own operations and transport is low in comparison with the value chain as a whole," said Mats Rahmström. "The climate crisis is the challenge of our time and we all need to step up and reduce our footprint. We still have a long way to go and will continue our efforts to continue to offer the most energy-efficient solutions and support our customers to achieve their sustainability ambitions."
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Sofia Svingby, Vice President Sustainability
+46 8 743 81 17 or +46 72 225 3817
sofia.svingby@atlascopco.com
Sara Liljedal, Media Relations Manager
+46 8 743 8060 or +46 72 144 1038
media@atlascopco.com
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