Ørsted sets 100 per cent electricity target to suppliers
Danish renewable energy company Ørsted has set a mandate for all its suppliers to use 100 per cent electricity by 2025.
The commitment builds on learnings from Ørsted’s supply chain decarbonisation programme, first established in 2020, and supports the company’s science-based 2040 net-zero target.
The company has reduced its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 87 per cent since 2006 and is set to become carbon-neutral in its own energy generation and operations by 2025. Ørsted is now working to address suppliers’ emissions linked to component manufacturing, transportation, installation, and operation of renewable energy assets as the next step in its own decarbonisation efforts.
In a statement, Mads Nipper, group president and CEO of Ørsted, said: “A sustainable future for our planet requires a rapid transition to renewable energy and limiting global warming to 1.5 °C. That’s why the renewables industry must lead the pack by decarbonising its own supply chain. We’ve transformed Ørsted into a global leader in renewable energy and strongly believe that companies must demand science-aligned climate action from each other as well.”
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