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Schaeffler AG: Climate targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative

EQS-News: Schaeffler AG / Key word(s): Sustainability Schaeffler AG: Climate targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative 12.01.2023 / 08:00 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Climate targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validates Schaeffler Group’s targets for lowering Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions Schaeffler’s climate targets for 2030: 90 percent cut in emissions from own production and 25 percent reduction in selected supply chain areas SBTi validation confirms emission reduction pathway as being consistent with 1.5-degree target under Paris Agreement Schaeffler’s activities under its Roadmap 2025 remain tightly aligned with its climate targets. Herzogenaurach | January 12, 2023| The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated the Schaeffler Group’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions as being in conformity with SBTi criteria and recommendations and hence in line with what the latest climate science considers necessary in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. The global automotive and industrial supplier is committed to cutting its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent by 2030, with 2019 as its base year. The company has also set itself the target of reducing its absolute Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution by 25 percent over the same period. Science-based climate targets The SBTi target validation team has classified and assessed the climate targets submitted to it by the Schaeffler Group – and has concluded that they are in line with the targets of the Paris Agreement and therefore support the overarching goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degree above pre-industrial levels. “Limiting climate warming is a global task that can be accomplished only by working together,” says Schaeffler CEO Klaus Rosenfeld. “We have consciously taken a science-based approach to our climate targets and are delighted at this recognition from the SBTi. In pursuing our Roadmap 2025 and our ambitious targets we are taking a path that, although challenging, is nevertheless absolutely vital.”