McKesson joins more than 2,000 companies committed to setting and achieving targets to reduce GHG emissions that are aligned to the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5-degreeC.
SBTi, a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact,
With the SBTi approval, McKesson has committed to science-based targets that: Reduce direct GHG emissions 50 percent by FY2032 from a FY2020 base year
Ensure 70 percent of McKesson suppliers, by spend covering purchased goods and services, will have their own SBTi-approved GHG reduction targets by FY2027
McKesson is proud to partner with the SBTi on this milestone of finalizing our near-term climate change targets,' said
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