In March 2022 the Swiss Red Cross Headquarter adopted a new \u201cSustainability Policy\u201d, together with a corresponding \u201cAction Plan 2022-2026\u201d. The following SRC targets to implement the Charter are also aligned with the above mentioned internal action plan.<\/p>\n
Commitment 1: Step up our response to growing humanitarian needs and help people adapt to the impacts of the climate and environmental crises<\/strong><\/p>\n a) By 2025, climate and environmental risks will be factored in all our programs and humanitarian operations in international cooperation. Domestic programs in Switzerland will follow later (c.f. Commitment 4).<\/p>\n Commitment 2: Maximize the environmental sustainability of our work and rapidly reduce our greenhouse gas emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n b) Our organization will be climate neutral by 2040.<\/p>\n c) We will radically reduce single-use plastics from our programs and headquarter by 2024.<\/p>\n d) We will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, compared to 2019 levels.<\/p>\n e) We will reduce our air travel-related emissions by 50% by 2025, compared to 2019 levels.<\/p>\n Commitment 4: Increase our capacity to understand climate and environmental risks and develop evidence-based solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n f) Internal awareness raising regarding climate-sensitivity in all activities, especially in domestic programs and projects, headquarters and member organizations.<\/p>\n Commitment 6: Use our influence to mobilize urgent and more ambitious climate action and environmental protection<\/strong><\/p>\n g) We will engage with our partners \u2013 governments, parliamentarians, donors, corporates, volunteers \u2013 to persuade them to take ambitious climate action, including increasing financial support for locally led adaptation measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-423","signatures","type-signatures","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n