SBTi Target Validation

The company's greenhouse-gas emission-reduction targets were validated by the Science Based Targets initiative as meeting its criteria for alignment with limiting warming (near-term targets, and separately net-zero targets under the SBTi Net-Zero Standard); validation status is listed on the SBTi's public dashboard.

• That the company has actually reduced emissions — validation covers the targets, not performance against them.
• Anything about product-level carbon footprints or specific materials.
• Carbon-neutrality claims — a validated target is a commitment trajectory, not an offset or neutrality certification.
• 'Committed' status — companies that have only committed to set targets have not had anything validated.

• Has Corporate ESG Assessment or Disclosure →

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Minimum authority

Official registry

Should state

Company Name · Target Type · Target Year · Validation Status

Date sensitivity

Expiry matters — check the certificate is current.

Distinguish near-term targets from net-zero targets — they are validated against different criteria.

Validation status can be removed if a company fails to meet SBTi's requirements over time, and targets must be periodically updated — check the live dashboard.