AUCNET INC. announced that the company has received validation for its greenhouse gas emission-reducing targets from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an international collaborative organization which certifies that GHG emission reduction targets are scientifically consistent with the goals set forth in the Paris Agreement. The AUCNET GHG emission reduction targets that have obtained validation, using 2021 as the base year, seek to reduce Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 42%, and Scope 3 emissions by 25%, by 2030. Based on its sustainability policy of the "Circulation Engine, circulating valuable goods on a global scale," AUCNET works with its partners throughout the world in a variety of industries to build a circular distribution system that delivers valuable goods from all over the world to those who need them, and since its founding, the company has contributed to the creation of a sustainable regional environment.

In 2021, AUCNET established its very own management indicator, the Gross Circulation Value (GCV), which expresses in monetary value the impact of AUCNET's business activities on the economy and on the environment through the distribution of reused goods, and is linking its sustainability policy to concrete actions. Regarding the GCV management indicator, AUCNET is striving to increase its reliability and validity by obtaining third-party perspectives. The company obtained third-party warranty regarding the reliability of its environmental data in April 2023, and in July 2023, it prepared a report on GCV with respect to the evaluation of its validity from an economic perspective.

By obtaining at this time the "1.5 C level" validation from the SBTi, AUCNET will be able to more accurately undertake the reduction of GHG emissions from business activities, which is a component of its unique GCV indicator.