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Senior awarded 'A' for climate change transparency
Senior awarded 'A' for climate change transparency.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n Senior plc awarded with 'A' score for transparency on climate change\n \n \n Senior plc (\"Senior\" or \"the Group\"), an international manufacturer of high technology components and systems, is pleased to announce that it has been recognised as a leader in corporate transparency and performance on climate change. Senior has been awarded an 'A' by CDP, a global environmental non-profit charity that provides a global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.\n \n \n Based on CDP's thorough assessment of comprehensive climate change data, Senior is one of only 283 companies that achieved the highest 'A' rating out of nearly 15,000 companies scored, putting us in the top 2% of disclosing companies.\n \n \n The award is further recognition of Senior's ESG leadership, with the Group previously being the first in its sector to have its carbon reduction targets verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) in 2020. Senior was also recognised as a supplier engagement leader by CDP earlier this year, ranked in the top 8% of companies worldwide and awarded the highest level in the rankings.\n \n \n CDP's annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognised as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency. In 2022, over 680 investors with over US$130 trillion in assets and 280 major purchasers with US$6.4 trillion in procurement spend requested companies disclose data on their environmental impacts, risks and opportunities through CDP's platform. A record-breaking 18,700 companies responded.\n \n \n David Squires, Group Chief Executive Officer of Senior said: \"We are delighted to achieve the highest \"A\" rating from CDP, which is further recognition of our sector-leading commitment to sustainability. This award highlights our commitment to the highest levels of transparency on our climate change initiatives and our commitment to playing a leading role in the transition towards a sustainable net-zero future. Senior's focus on sustainability is deeply rooted in our values and activities as a business, with our products helping to improve the efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of our customers' end products.\"\n \n \n Dexter Galvin, Global Director of Corporations and Supply C...