Unity Commits to Net Zero Carbon Emissions Now
13 October 2021 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Ambitious science-based targets set with 3-step
approach to immediately reduce carbon footprint, company to
leverage carbon offsets, overhaul processes, and align with leading
climate experts
Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and
operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content, today announced that it is
achieving net zero carbon emissions now, starting with 2020
emissions, and every year thereafter. Employing a three-step
approach, the company will immediately leverage carbon offsets to
offset its 2020 emissions, redesign internal processes to lower
emissions, and align with groups who are demanding better from the
world in order to fight climate change, including signing on to the
Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Business Ambition for
1.5°C.
According to the United Nations General Assembly, humans have
fewer than 10 years left to prevent irreversible damage from
climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) recently released the first part of the Sixth Assessment
Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, which
reported that climate change is here and will continue to worsen
until humanity reduces its greenhouse gas pollution to zero.
“The science is clear and the time is now,” said Jessica Lindl,
Vice President, Social Impact at Unity. “We know that this is just
the beginning of a long, continuous effort to acknowledge and act
upon the responsibility that we have as global citizens who share
this planet. We recognize that Unity plays a critical role in a
sustainable future - not just through our own commitment, but with
the unique ability to support our customers using Unity’s
technology to help decarbonize their businesses.”
In 2021, Unity conducted its 2020 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
baseline inventory, made up of direct emissions, indirect emissions
from purchased electricity, and indirect emissions from business
travel, purchased goods and services, events, and more. This first
annual data collection resulted in a reported 38,400 metric tonnes
of carbon, which is the equivalent of 8,400 passenger vehicles
being driven for one year.
Unity is approaching net zero emissions in three steps:
- Offsetting: First, Unity will immediately begin
neutralizing its greenhouse gas emissions through carbon offsets
starting with its 2020 emissions calculation. Approximately half of
a million dollars will be invested in high-quality offsets that
provide co-benefits to the local communities.
- Redesigning: Second, Unity plans to reduce its carbon
footprint by sourcing renewable energy for its facilities and
redesigning its procurement policy, ensuring that everything
purchased is as sustainable as possible. Unity will continue to
implement energy efficiency projects in our facilities and procure
certified IT equipment where feasible.
- Aligning: Lastly, Unity is committed to funding,
aligning, and partnering with groups who are demanding better from
the world and setting new industry standards.
In addition to the efforts being announced today, Unity sees the
transformational potential of real-time 3D to drive real-world
carbon reductions at scale. For example, Zutari, a South African
engineering consultancy, is using Unity to create innovative
engineering solutions that deliver real impact and enable
environments, communities, and economies across Africa to thrive;
Ahi Kā Rangers is an ecological mobile game, using Unity to
transform a generation who have lost their connection to the world
around them into stewards of the planet; and Sitowise is using
Unity to create virtual twins, ultimately making cities more
sustainable, safe, and healthy living environments for people and
businesses.
In the past year, Unity has provided support to creators who are
building content to make the physical world a healthier, more
sustainable place. In collaboration with the United Nations
Environment Programme and Project Drawdown, Unity created the Unity
for Humanity Environment and Sustainability Grant, focused on
empowering creators who are using Unity’s real-time 3D technology
to increase awareness and educate the world on the most critical
sustainability issues. The winners of this grant were announced at
today’s Unity for Humanity Summit and include:
- Powers of X: An immersive experience designed to raise
awareness around humanity’s impact on global climate change.
- District 64: A virtual reality experience that shows the grave
impacts of urban oil drilling on community health.
- Origen: An immersive narrative experience, where users navigate
through the sacred territory of the Amazon jungle, in a journey
revealing what invisibly inhabits this native land and the crisis
it currently faces.
Additionally, Unity is a member of the Playing for the Planet
Alliance, a group of the largest companies in video games who are
harnessing their collective power to take action on climate change.
Unity was also a key partner to the United Nations for the 2021
Green Game Jam, which brought together 27 studios and platforms
with a collective player base of more than 1 billion gamers, to
create compelling content and actionable goals for game players
around the world to have an impact on climate change.
Lastly, Unity has partnered with and funded universities and
non-profit organizations whose work and research will drive real
world change, including Western University, Project Drawdown, and
Conservation International.
To learn more about today’s commitment and Unity Social Impact’s
sustainability initiatives, please visit:
https://unity.com/social-impact.
About Unity
Unity (NYSE: U) is the world’s leading platform for creating and
operating real-time 3D (RT3D) content. Creators, ranging from game
developers to artists, architects, automotive designers,
filmmakers, and others, use Unity to make their imaginations come
to life. Unity’s platform provides a comprehensive set of software
solutions to create, run and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and
3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented
and virtual reality devices. The company’s 1,800+ person research
and development team keeps Unity at the forefront of development by
working alongside partners to ensure optimized support for the
latest releases and platforms. Apps developed by Unity creators
have been downloaded more than five billion times per month in
2020. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.
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