The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has approved Corning’s near-term science-based emissions reduction targets: reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% (absolute basis) by 2028 from a 2021 base year; and reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions, covering purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, and upstream transportation and distribution by 17.5% by 2028 from a 2021 base year.

Corning has committed to a four-fold increase in renewable electricity use (2018 baseline) and is on a path to 100% renewables in the next few years in the United States, Canada and Europe.

The company is identifying ways to replace natural gas with low-carbon fuel options to melt glass and fire ceramics. The Global Energy Management team has begun a programme to identify and replace equipment that currently uses natural gas with electrical equipment powered with our increasingly clean electricity.

Corning continues to optimize processes to reduce energy use through incentive programs to identify efficiency opportunities and sharing best practices about energy-saving opportunities globally.

The company has successfully engaged its suppliers on sustainability, producing improved visibility and compliance, such as increased social and environmental responsibility with mined material suppliers.

Corning’s new product innovations are increasingly focused on reducing embodied carbon in it’s products and operations. Several customers have selected the company to be part of their leading group of vendors to jointly develop the customers’ supply chain GHG reduction programmes. It has begun to use life cycle assessments performed by third parties to provide industry-recognized calculations of embodied carbon.

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