Mahindra & Mahindra's green mission: to go carbon neutral by 2040

M&M will focus on energy efficiency and the use of renewable power to achieve this target.

Autocar Professional BureauBy Autocar Professional Bureau calendar 14 Sep 2018 Views icon10977 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Mahindra & Mahindra's green  mission: to go carbon neutral by 2040

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), India’s leading manufacturer of utility vehicles and part of the US$ 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, today announced its commitment to become a carbon- neutral company by 2040. Mahindra will focus on energy efficiency and the use of renewable power to achieve this target. Residual emissions will be addressed through carbon sinks.

According to Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra Group, “We are doing our part in the global fight against climate change with this ambitious new target. Mahindra will leverage the latest technological advances and its recently announced Carbon Price to work towards being carbon neutral by 2040.”

"Targets based on science are the only effective way to meet the challenges we face," added Mahindra.

L-R:  The GCAS co- chairs -- Patricia Espinosa, UNFCCC executive secretary; Xie Zhenhua, special representative for Climate Change Affairs of China; Jayathma Wickramanayake, the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth; Jerry Brown, Governor of California; Michael Bloomberg, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Action and Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group.

M&M was the first company in the world to commit to doubling energy productivity by signing on to The Climate Group’s program EP100. Using energy efficient lighting, efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), motors and heat recovery projects, Mahindra & Mahindra has doubled the energy productivity of the automotive business almost 12 years ahead of schedule. The farm equipment business is also ahead of schedule in achieving its goal and is more than half-way there.

The company was also the first Indian company to announce its internal Carbon Price of $10 per ton of carbon emitted to fund investments required to pursue the path of carbon neutrality. The price was carefully arrived at on the basis of international benchmarks and an assessment of what was required to achieve the goals set by the business on energy efficiency and renewable energy.

 

The company has more than 10 years of experience in creating carbon sinks. It looks forward to using this experience to deal with residual emissions in a manner that is world class and follows the best established protocols.

 

M&M says it will be working on its carbon neutrality commitment with the international non-profit organisation Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), which works with leading companies to raise the bar for corporate sustainability leadership. It will continue to work with EDF and other leading partners as it implements actions towards achieving carbon neutrality.

M&M is also a signatory of the Science based targets initiative which provides companies with a clear pathway for reducing emissions in line with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. All these commitments are helping the company on its path to go carbon neutral.

 

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