We pledge to reduce carbon emissions 50% by 2030 from our 2019 base year followed by reaching net-zero and reducing carbon emissions 90% by 2050.
We will reduce our carbon emissions by 90% across all emission scopes, aligning with climate science to keep global temperature rises to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. We have committed to the Science Based Target initiative to ensure we have a rigorous framework to help us on our journey. View here for the formal letter approval from SBTi.
We will launch a series of programmes designed to reduce our carbon across all of our main areas of operational activity. From now on, the lens of sustainability will inform how our buildings are powered; how artworks are packed, transported, presented and marketed; and how often we travel.
We will divert 90% of our waste from landfill.
We will provide all clients with packaging and printed products that are both high quality and 100% recyclable.
In December 2021 Christie’s became the first auction house to have our targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a global coalition that promotes best practice and independently assesses and approves companies’ emissions targets in line with strict criteria. It is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).