Cogeco commits to reduce emissions by 65%

MONTREAL – Cogeco Inc. announced this week that its new emissions reduction targets have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new targets are “consistent with levels required to meet the most ambitious goal of the Paris Agreement,” reads the release. SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature that defines and promotes best practice in science-based target setting and independently assesses companies' targets, explains Cogeco’s announcement. “This makes Cogeco the first and only telecommunications company in Canada with SBTi-approved targets.” Cogeco has committed...