For the second consecutive year, Thales obtained an “A-” score for its climate action in 2022 from the CDP*.

Thales’ score highlights the strength of its Scope 1, 2 and 3 commitments, the consistency of its strategic plan to reduce CO₂ emissions and its robust governance system to monitor its low-carbon strategy.

This score reflects the acceleration of Thales strategy for a low-carbon future. It is a clear testimony of the efforts deployed by the Group teams, working alongside our suppliers and clients. As well as an incentive as Thales has a role to play, beyond reducing its own emissions, to support its clients achieve their own climate goals in key strategic sectors where we are present such as aerospace, defence; and digital identity & security.
Isabelle Simon, Thales Group Secretary & General Counsel.

The annual CDP scoring process is widely recognised as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency on awareness and management of climate change risks, and how organisations demonstrate best practices.

Key progress made by Thales on its strategy for a low-carbon future in 2022:

• In 2022, Thales submitted its CO₂ emissions targets (scope 1 & 2) for validation by the Science-Based Target initiative, aligned with the Paris Agreement, substantiating its strategy for a low-carbon future. The review process is in progress; 
• Reduced its operational CO₂ emissions reduction (scope 1 & 2) by 42% at the end of Q3 2022;
• Sourced 32% of the electricity used globally from renewable sources in 2021;
• At the end of Q3 2022, 81% of new product developments during the last rolling twelve-month period adopted an eco-design approach to reduce the volume, mass and materials during their design phase. The Group’s target is to reach 100% by 2023;
• Action plans with its highest-emitting suppliers to reduce CO₂ emissions coming from the goods and services it procures.

THALES TECHNOLOGIES HELP ITS CLIENTS TO MEET THEIR OWN CLIMATE GOALS: Aerospace:  Flight management and air traffic control systems: Thales’ PureFlyt and TopSky systems optimise flight paths and aircraft operations and thus helping to reduce aviation CO₂ emissions by 10% by 2040. Earth Observation: Thales Alenia Space satellites can measure the amount of atmospheric CO2 caused by human activity with unprecedented accuracy (within 4 m²) to detect peaks in pollution around a given factory or city, for example. Defence: Defence operations, information and communications: Thales technology and R&D enabled leaps in miniaturization, mass-reduction, and energy-efficiency between generations of equipment used for many applications. Quantum Sensors: Thales carries out significant research into the development of quantum sensors that will offer unprecedented performance levels in a number of fields while minimising energy use and size. Digital Identity & Security: Eco-designed SIM cards: Thales’s eco-designed SIM card is a CarbonNeutral® certified product in accordance with the CarbonNeutral Protocol. Made from recycled plastic from old refrigerators, the CO2 emissions from the manufacturing process and components that cannot be recycled are fully offset by Thales's comprehensive carbon offset programme.

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*The CDP is an international non-profit organisation started in 2000. Every year since 2003, the CDP has gathered information from cities, regions and companies around the world to measure their environmental impact and, in particular, companies’ greenhouse gas emissions and climate strategies. The CDP uses ‘Level of Engagement’ scores and rates companies from A to F based on their actions and environmental impact in three areas: climate change, forests and water security.