Business software giant Salesforce has been announced as the latest Principal Partner for COP26 – the highest level of sponsorship for the climate summit.
COP26 is set to take place from 1 November to 12 November in Glasgow
The company joins Microsoft, SSE, ScottishPower, NatWest Group, National Grid, Sainsbury’s, Hitachi and Reckitt as Principal Partners, as well as Sky, the Principal Media Partner.
When the UK COP26 Unit first began seeking sponsors for the conference, which is taking place in Glasgow in November following a one-year delay as a result of Covid-19, it stated that it would only sign deals with companies with net-zero targets for 2050 or sooner. Sponsorship criteria also includes “credible short-term plans” to deliver against long-term climate targets.
Salesforce claims that it has already delivered a carbon-neutral cloud and operations. In a bid to drive further emissions reductions in-house and to reduce the use of carbon offsetting, the company has developed 1.5C-aligned targets, approved by the Science Based Targets…
