FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL
Fidelity International surges forward with ambitious net-zero plans , futureproofing and bold sustainability goals
or Fidelity International , the importance of sustainability cannot be ignored . The climate crisis is one of the most difficult challenges facing today ’ s generation and all companies have a role to play .
This year , Fidelity set a goal to reduce company-wide operational carbon emissions to net-zero by 2030 , 20 years ahead of the 2050 goal most countries and many companies have set , along with a range of other sustainability goals .
While the easiest approach when setting any goal is to do the minimum required . That wasn ’ t good enough for Fidelity . It believes it is right that it does even more than it is asking the companies it invests in to do .
Leading by example Ben Clifford is the company ’ s Global Health , Safety and Sustainability Associate Director and is relishing the challenge of leading the company into a brave new era of environmental responsibility . He is a man with a wealth of sustainability experience across many industries but reconfiguring the financial landscape has been his greatest test to date .
“ My role focuses on our corporate operations ,” he explains . “ It ’ s about identifying our key environmental impacts , managing those from a sustainability point of view and striving to improve them .”
66 January 2022