• Tencent has pledged to make its operations and supply chain fully carbon neutral by 2030

• The company plans to achieve 100% green electricity no later than 2030

Tencent today announced plans to make its operations and supply chain fully carbon neutral no later than 2030. Tencent, the world's leading Internet technology company, also pledged to achieve 100% green electricity no later than 2030.

Pony Ma, Chairman and CEO of Tencent, said, "As an Internet technology company, Tencent adheres to the vision and mission of 'user-first, technology for good', and is duty-bound to promote its carbon neutrality. "We believe that this is our social responsibility and we hope to take the initiative to undertake our mission and obligations to contribute to the international community's low-carbon transition and build a sustainable future."

Achieve carbon neutrality for its own operations and the entire supply chain

In early 2021, Tencent began taking a full look at its greenhouse gas emissions. The investigation results of the past year are detailed in the Report on Tencent's Carbon Neutrality Target and Course of Action (hereinafter referred to as the Report), which serves as the basis for Tencent to achieve its carbon neutrality target.

According to the report, Tencent's greenhouse gas emissions totaled 5.111,000 tons in 2021, which are mainly divided into the following three categories:

• Emissions directly from GHG emitters owned or controlled by the company (known as "range 1") amount to 0.4% of total emissions;

• Emissions generated by operating and buying electricity or other energy (known as "range 2") account for 45.9% of total emissions;

• Indirect emissions from supply chains (known as "range 3") account for 53.7% of total emissions

Tencent's carbon neutrality initiative follows the principle of "emission reduction and green electricity first, offset second" to achieve overall net zero emissions. Tencent will implement the following key measures:

• Reduces unit energy consumption in the overall operation and improves resource efficiency.

• Dramatically increase the proportion of renewable energy used, especially in electricity; Actively participate in green power trading and explore the investment and development of new energy projects.

• Use carbon offsetting for the rest of the country that doesn't reduce carbon emissions.

Help society achieve "net zero" emissions

In addition to working towards its own carbon neutral goals, Tencent also wants to drive society's low-carbon transition by promoting open innovation and knowledge sharing, and leveraging the reach and influence of its platforms and products. Tencent will focus on the following initiatives to help consumers, businesses and society:

• Leading the public to low carbon living - advocates low carbon living and green consumption by developing mini programs and mobile games themed on sustainable development.

• Digital power industry low-carbon transformation - provides technical support for enterprises' digital operations and low-carbon emission reduction, promoting industrial sectors to achieve low-carbon transformation.

• Promote sustainable social value innovation - advance the development of carbon neutral key technologies by facilitating partnerships including the carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) value chain.

With the mission of "technology for good", Tencent established the "Sustainable Social Value Division" (SSV) in 2021, aiming to explore a high-quality and sustainable carbon neutral realization path through continuous technological innovation, product innovation and model innovation, so as to share social value and improve social well-being. Tencent initiated the formation of a carbon neutral committee in the Internet+ Development Association of China (IDAC). The alliance aims to establish an organization for the open use of patented technologies to allow more companies to use more low-carbon technologies free of patent fees.

Tencent has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and plans to join the Renewable Energy Initiative RE100. RE100 is a global renewable energy initiative led by The Climate Group and Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The initiative requires participating companies to commit to 100 percent renewable electricity between 2020 and 2050, with plans drawn up year by year.

Companies will disclose medium-term progress on emissions reductions and other carbon-neutral initiatives in their annual ESG reports. Tencent ESG report is published on the official website for public inspection at any time.

• 腾讯承诺不晚于2030年实现自身运营及供应链的全面碳中和

• 公司计划不晚于2030年实现100%绿色电力

腾讯今天宣布，计划不晚于2030年实现自身运营及供应链的全面碳中和。作为世界领先的互联网科技公司，腾讯同时承诺不晚于2030年实现100%绿色电力。

腾讯董事会主席兼首席执行官马化腾表示：“作为一家互联网科技公司，腾讯秉持‘用户为本，科技向善’的愿景和使命，在自身碳中和的推进上责无旁贷。我们认为这是企业应尽的社会责任，也希望主动承担使命和义务，在国际社会低碳转型、打造可持续发展未来的过程中作出贡献。”

实现自身运营及全供应链碳中和

2021年初，腾讯开始全面摸查自身的温室气体排放情况。在《腾讯碳中和目标及行动路线报告》（下称《报告》）中详细介绍了过去一年的排查结果，这成为腾讯实现碳中和目标的基础。

报告指出，2021年腾讯温室气体排放量总计511.1万吨，主要分为以下三大类：

• 公司拥有或控制的温室气体排放源直接产生的排放量（即“范围1”）占总排放量的0.4%；

• 运营购买电力或其他能源所产生的排放量（即“范围2”）占总排放量的45.9%；

• 供应链产生的间接排放量（即“范围3”）占总排放量的53.7% 

腾讯碳中和行动遵循“减排和绿色电力优先、抵消为辅”的原则，实现整体净零排放。腾讯将实施以下关键措施：

• 降低整体运营中的单位能耗，提高资源效率。

• 大幅提高可再生能源的使用比例，特别是在用电方面；积极参与绿色电力交易并探索新能源项目投资开发。

• 在其余无法减少碳排的部分采用碳抵消方式。

助力社会实现“净零”排放

除了致力于实现自身碳中和目标，腾讯还希望通过促进开放创新和知识共享，并利用平台和产品的覆盖面和影响力，推动社会的低碳转型。腾讯将重点推行以下举措，助力消费者、企业和社会：

• 引领公众低碳生活 - 通过开发可持续发展主题的小程序和手游，倡导低碳生活和绿色消费。

• 数字化助力产业低碳转型 - 为企业的数字化运营和低碳减排提供技术支持，促进工业部门实现低碳转型。

• 推动可持续社会价值创新 - 通过促进包括碳捕集、利用和封存（CCUS）价值链在内的伙伴关系，推进碳中和关键技术的发展。

秉持“科技向善”的使命，腾讯于2021年成立了“可持续社会价值事业部”（SSV），旨在通过不断的科技创新、产品创新、模式创新，探索高质量、可持续的碳中和实现路径，共享社会价值，增进社会福祉。腾讯在中国产业互联网发展联盟（Internet+ Development Association of China，简称“IDAC”）中发起组建碳中和专委会。该联盟旨在建立专利技术开放使用组织，让更多的企业免专利费使用到更多的低碳技术。

腾讯现已加入“科学碳目标倡议”(Science Based Targets initiative，SBTi)，并计划加入可再生能源倡议行动RE100。RE100是一个由 “气候组织” （The Climate Group）和 “碳披露项目” （CDP）领导的全球可再生能源倡议。该倡议要求参与的公司承诺在2020年至2050年期间实现100%使用可再生电力，并逐年制定计划。 

公司将在年度ESG报告中披露有关减排和其他碳中和举措的中期进展情况。腾讯ESG报告刊载于官网，供公众随时查阅。

若想了解更多有关腾讯可持续发展和碳中和目标的细节，请参阅公司首次发布的《腾讯碳中和目标及行动路线报告》。