What: Selfridges Group has committed to significantly accelerating its target to achieve net zero carbon across its business to 2040.

Why it is important: The Climate Pledge is a commitment co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism to act on the climate emergency and meet the Paris Agreement 10 years early.

Last month, Selfridges marked the first anniversary of Project Earth by publishing a Progress Update that sets out its highlights and hurdles throughout the last 12 months. In early 2022, Selfridges will publish its first full Sustainability Report.

Selfridges set Science Based Targets (scopes 1,2 and 3) in 2020, which have been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative. The department store is committed to achieving net-zero carbon across its business by 2040. Selfridges’ stores are powered by 100% green energy (electricity and gas) and it is focussing on driving down waste and energy consumption year on year.

Selfridges signs the climate pledge to accelerate net-zero carbon target by 10 years