Deloitte Global's near-term (2030) greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as 1.5°C-aligned, science-based targets. Deloitte New Zealand has set an ambitious target to accelerate these goals to 2025. 

Our near-term goals are to: 

• Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 70% by 2025 from a 2019 base year.
• Reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions from business travel 50% per FTE by 2025 from a 2019 base year.
• Engage with our major suppliers with the goal of having 67% (by emissions) set science-based targets by 2025.
• Sourcing 100% renewable energy for our buildings.
• Invest in meaningful market solutions for emissions we cannot eliminate.

Deloitte’s near-term goals (2030) were validated in advance of the issuance of the SBTi Net-Zero Standard. Deloitte has also committed to set long-term emissions reduction targets using the SBTi’s Net Zero Standard. 

Deloitte recognises we must align our climate policies, practices and actions across our organisation, by:

• Designating a senior leader to be responsible for climate in each geography;
• Prioritising discussion of climate change on executive agendas;
• Embedding climate-smart considerations into operational decisions; and
• Continuing to report the organisation’s annual emissions externally for transparency and accountability.

By engaging and educating Deloitte professionals on climate change impacts—decisions about what they consume, use and buy—we will enable our people to make positive climate choices at home and at work, and amplify these through their personal networks.

Deloitte will collaborate with clients, alliance partners, NGOs, industry groups, suppliers and others to:

• Increase demand for responsible products and services;
• Remove roadblocks that get in the way of enacting change; and
• Create innovative climate solutions at a systems and operations level.

Seeking improvements to our systems through our collaborations with the Sustainable Business Council and Climate Leaders Coalition, and by engaging suppliers through our Supplier Code of Conduct.