The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG17) set out in the United Nations 2030 Agen- da outline humanity’s consensus on what constitutes progress. These goals are also the yardstick Siemens China uses to measure their impact on the world. The company aims to become the world’s first major industrial company to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by 2030. In China, the company greatly contributes to the initiative and achieved a carbon reduction of its own value chain by 80% between 2015 and 2020, overachieving its interim target of slashing its CO2 emissions by half. As a company acting globally, they entered partnerships on various levels with a diverse set of players in line with SDG17. The SDG17 call for a revitalized and enhanced global partnership that brings together governments, civil society, the private sector, the United Nations, and other entities. Carbon neutral aims for carbon neutrality of Siemens’ own greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Next to this project, the company launched “Eco Efficiency @ Siemens”, effective as of October 2020, to support this mission. The programs embrace environmental aspects along the entire value chain, follow circular economy principles and center on climate action, efficient ener- gy use and environmentally friendly materials. The programs are regularly supplemented with topical environmental initiatives such as water or biodiversity.

Source: More Than A Market Booklet 2021