Belkin Commits to be 100 Percent Carbon Neutral Across Its Entire Business by 2030
30 Abril 2024 - 6:11PM
Business Wire
On target to achieve carbon neutrality in its
offices and operations by 2025, the company further digs into its
supply chain and sets sights on 2030 goals
Belkin, a leading consumer electronics brand for 40 years,
published its 2023 Impact Report, announcing its plan to achieve
carbon neutrality by 2030. Already on its way to becoming 100
percent carbon neutral in its global offices and operations by
2025, Belkin is driving progress beyond and into its supply chain
and product life cycle.
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Belkin Everyday Impact (Graphic: Business
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Belkin is taking several meaningful steps toward addressing 2030
goals, including enhancing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) capabilities
to more accurately measure its product level emissions, and
enforcing accountability in its supply chain.
“In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, we have a
profound responsibility as a global company to lead by example and
drive meaningful change in environmental sustainability, social
responsibility, and ethical governance,” said Steve Malony, Belkin
CEO. “At Belkin, we believe that business can and should be a force
for good. From our supply chain to product and beyond, we’re
committed to minimizing our environmental footprint, supporting our
communities, and upholding the highest standards of integrity and
transparency. Our commitment to impact isn’t just about what
happens within our company – it’s also about the impact we have on
the world around us.”
In the last 12 months, on its journey to carbon neutrality by
2030 and in line with its commitment to the UN Sustainable
Development Goals, Belkin has achieved:
Packaging and E-Waste (UN Goal 12)
- 63% reduction in plastic packaging1
- 64 metric tons of virgin plastic replaced with post-consumer
recycled (PCR) materials
- Funding the responsible recycling of2:
- 27,560 metric tons of electrical and electronic devices
- 10,734 metric tons of packaging
- 763 metric tons of batteries
Climate Change (UN Goal 13)
- 67% GHG reduction in its operations3
- 63% carbon neutrality in scope 2 emissions
Belkin is committed to finding more responsible ways to build
products, reduce its carbon emissions, and minimize waste.
To learn more about Belkin’s Everyday Impact, visit:
https://www.belkin.com/company/everyday-impact/
About Belkin
Belkin is a California-based accessories leader delivering
award-winning power, protection, productivity, connectivity, and
audio products over the last 40 years. Designed and engineered in
Southern California and sold in more than 100 countries around the
world, Belkin has maintained its steadfast focus on research and
development, community, education, sustainability and most
importantly, the people it serves. From our humble beginnings in a
Southern California garage in 1983, Belkin has become a diverse,
global technology company. We remain forever inspired by the planet
we live on, and the connection between people and technology.
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1 Our overall single-use plastic
packaging has decreased by 63% since 2019.
2 Since 2009, we funded the
recycling of 27,560 metric tons of electronic waste, 10,734 metric
tons of packaging, and 763 metric tons of batteries
3 Attained over 67% GHG reduction
in our operations from 2009 to 2023.
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Jen Wei VP of Global Communications and Corporate Development
Comms@belkin.com