GLOBAL - US sportswear company Brooks Running and German producer of mountain sportswear Vaude are among 13 new signatories to the Climate Pledge commitment to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement 10 years early.
Some 31 companies have now joined the Climate Pledge, which was co-founded by Amazon and the Global Optimism initiative, thereby committing to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
As well as Brooks Running and Vaude, the new signatories include Atos, Canary Wharf Group, Coca-Cola European Partners, ERM, Groupe SEB France, Harbour Air, ITV, Microsoft, Neste, Rubicon and Unilever.