Sime Darby Plantation unveils net-zero emissions commitment roadmap

SDP group managing director Mohamad Helmy Othman

KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Plantation Bhd (SDP) has unveiled its net-zero emissions commitment with clear roadmap, aiming to achieve 100 per cent absolute overall emissions reduction in Scope 1 and 2 by 2050 with all unabated Scope 3 emissions balanced by an appropriate amount of carbon removals or offsets.

In a statement filed with Bursa Malaysia, the world’s largest producer of certified sustainable palm oil said it has aligned its action plans with the Paris Agreement targets to limit global temperature rises to no more than 1.5°C.