TARGETS
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TARGETS
Internally , Refinitiv has instituted specific , time-dependent targets . “ We ’ re going to be carbon neutral by 2020 ,” says Manning . “ We ’ re going to be 100 % powered by renewable
energy in the same timeframe , and we ’ re going to reduce our own carbon emissions by , on average , 10 % every year for the next five years . We have to hold ourselves to account ; we have to put a marker in the ground that says ‘ that ’ s what we ’ re aiming for and this is why we ’ re aiming for it ’. If you don ’ t set targets , that ’ s when things slip .” As part of its commitment to representing and supporting the communities in which it operates , Refinitiv has also promised to double its community investment programme engagement by 2020 , as well as have
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