C-Level Conversations

Our group has been concretely committed to quantified carbon footprint objectives since 2018, especially for scopes 1 and 2 measurements. However, reduction and systematic measurement objectives have clearly accelerated since May 2022, when Ahlstrom committed to setting science-based targets for net-zero as part of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In 2023, we initiated our scope 3 mapping. Our goal is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with a significant first global reduction of 42% in scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.

The SEAM program creates a snowball effect by bringing together companies willing to improve the environmental impact of the industry and provide more transparency in the value chain to enlighten end users. This project offers abrasive manufacturers the opportunity to agree on understanding the issues and speak the same language.

In the first phase, it trains players and provides the keys for companies, especially the smaller ones, to calculate Scopes 1 and 2 considering the specific industrial constraints of abrasives.

In the long run, this collective initiative will also simplify the collection of scope 3 data across the supply chain. Ahlstrom’s footprint is part of the scope 3 emissions for coated abrasives manufacturers; a standardization of the data collection method is of interest to us.

For the end user, this will also guarantee greater transparency and accuracy in the calculations.