ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM)
will highlight the unique challenges and opportunities
manufacturers face in combatting climate change in a candid
conversation with global peers at the Conference of the Parties
(COP26) on Wednesday, Nov. 10 from 2:00-3:30pm GMT. The event will take place within
the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC) pavilion as part of its
new strategic partnership with 3M. In
addition to featuring insights from international sustainability
leaders, the conversation will be moderated by Sally Uren, CEO of Forum of the Future, a
leading international sustainability nonprofit. The discussion will
be available for live and post-event public viewing on UNFCCC's
YouTube channel.
"Through our established commitments, global manufacturing
footprint and technology solutions, 3M is helping to drive positive impact on climate
change—impact that we can further expand and amplify through
connections at COP26 and our new
partnership with UNFCCC," said Gayle
Schueller, 3M Senior Vice
President and Chief Sustainability Officer. "By working with the
UNFCCC and across its partnership network, we can share our
insights as well as our challenges, emphasizing there is no
singular approach to addressing climate change and encouraging new
peers to join us in working toward a more sustainable future."
3M will work with the UNFCCC and
its partnership network to drive collective action on climate
change, social and environmental responsibility, and the UN
Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). Following COP26, 3M and
UNFCCC will collaborate on engagements at key global climate events
for the next three years.
Earlier this year, 3M announced it
plans to invest $1 billion over the
next 20 years to accelerate its environmental goals, including new
commitments to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, reduce water use
25% by 2030, enhance the quality of water returned to the
environment after use in manufacturing, and reduce use of virgin
fossil-based plastic by 125 million pounds (nearly 56,700 metric
tons) by 2025. To help advance these goals, 3M has set interim targets to reduce water use
10% by 2022 and 20% by 2025, and decrease its carbon emissions 50%
by 2030 and 80% by 2040 (using 2019 as a baseline). 3M has a strong history of reducing greenhouse
gas emissions, and recently achieved Scope 1 and 2 absolute
emissions levels that are more than 70% below a 2002 baseline.
While continuing to drive immediate progress on these and its other
existing sustainability commitments, 3M looks to broaden its positive impact through
cross-sector collaboration at COP26
and its partnership with UNFCCC.
For more information on 3M's ongoing efforts to improve the
environment, visit 3M.com/sustainability.
About 3M
At 3M, we apply science in
collaborative ways to improve lives daily as our employees connect
with customers all around the world. Learn more about 3M's creative
solutions to global challenges at https://www.3m.com/ or
on Twitter @3M or @3MNews.
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