ESG Today writes that the Danish toy-making company will work with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to establish realistic Scope 1 emission reduction goals for its factories, stores and offices, as well. At the same time, experts at LEGO also plan to address Scope 2 emissions, such as purchasing cleaner energy and also supply chain-related Scope 3 emissions.

The latter are very important to the company, as 98% of its total carbon footprint is said to originate within its suppliers.

Back in 2020, LEGO executives pledged that the company will reduce its emissions by 37% before 2032.

Niels B Christiansen, CEO of the LEGO Group, said that "our immediate priority is to meet our 2032 carbon reduction targets and we’re making progress across a range of initiatives. This new, long-term goal will ensure that the decisions we make today will reduce our carbon footprint over the coming decades. It will also encourage future generations of LEGO employees, partners and suppliers to continue working with a sense of urgency to reduce the environmental impact of our business."

Over the next three years, LEGO engineers will aim to make the factories run on a neutral footprint and renewable energy will play a major role in this regard. Thus, LEGO will increase the production of on-site renewable energy, while it will also purchase sustainably-generated power from third parties.