T‑Mobile Announces 2040 Net‑Zero Commitment

BELLEVUE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / January 30, 2023 / Today T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) announced the company's latest step forward in its sustainability efforts, including an industry-leading commitment to achieve net-zero emissions across its entire carbon footprint by 2040. To bolster this new goal, T-Mobile also signed onto The Climate Pledge, a cross-sector community of companies and organizations working together to solve the challenges of cutting global carbon emissions for a sustainable future.

"As we know sustainability is important to our customers and stakeholders, T-Mobile has made great progress in reducing our environmental footprint - and now we're taking even bigger steps to reduce our carbon emissions with a commitment to meeting SBTi's Net-Zero Standard," said Mike Sievert, T-Mobile CEO. "We are proud that we are doing our part to create a sustainable future for all - including becoming the first in U.S. wireless to set this bold target. And we hope companies like ours - and the partners and suppliers we work alongside - will join us in setting their own aggressive longer-term goals like these."

With the company's new commitment, T-Mobile becomes the first in U.S. wireless to set a net-zero goal for all three emissions scopes that has been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) using their Net-Zero Standard - the world's first framework for company targets that aligns with the latest climate science. This goal covers emission scopes 1 and 2, inclusive of direct emissions from T-Mobile's operations and facilities, as well as indirect emissions from purchased electricity.

The Un-carrier's new goal also covers all remaining indirect scope 3 emissions (the company's entire footprint!) - including those produced by suppliers, customer device usage, materials and fuel required to ship products, employee travel, and more-which represents roughly two-thirds of the company's carbon footprint.

"While T-Mobile's net-zero goal is a decades-long endeavor, we know how important it is to take definitive actions now to reduce our environmental impact for future generations," said Janice Kapner, chief communications and corporate responsibility officer at T-Mobile. "We're committed to measurable progress and holding ourselves accountable with strong governance practices, consistent and transparent reporting, and ongoing collaboration with leading sustainability experts."