REG-TOTAL ESG & UN Sustainable Development Goals: Total Recognized as a Top Leader by BloombergNEF

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28/04/2021 12:01

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ESG & UN Sustainable Development Goals: Total Recognized as a Top Leader
by BloombergNEF

 

Total (Paris:FP) (LSE:TTA) (NYSE:TOT):

On April 13, BloombergNEF published its first study on the alignment of
corporate strategies with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs). With a score of 97/100, Total ranked third worldwide in the survey,
among the four business sectors studied (Oil and Gas, Utilities, Metals &
Mining, Consumer Goods), and first in its sector.

The study, entitled “UN Sustainable Development Goals for Companies:
Primer” assesses companies on the basis of an analysis of 10 categories of
criteria, in terms of integration of the SDGs into their strategy,
identification of their priority impacts and improvement targets. The
assessment also takes into account the transparency of the associated
reporting.

Since 2016, Total made a commitment to contribute to the SDGs’ achievement
and uses them as a benchmark for measuring and prioritizing its impacts. The
Group also played a pioneering role in SDG-related reporting by contributing
to the work of the platform created in 2017 by the UN Global Compact and the
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

“Total is resolutely engaged in a transformation that addresses the
challenges of the sustainable development agenda: fighting global warming,
delivering tangible solutions and actively promoting a just transition. Total
wants to be a benchmark for corporate commitment to the Sustainable
Development Goals, and I am delighted that our teams’ engagement has been
recognized with this first ranking,” said Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Total.

The Bloomberg study recognizes the alignment of Total’s business strategy
with clearly stated climate objectives (SDG 13), its transformation into a
broad energy company with tangible low-carbon energy projects (SDG 7), and the
use of its economic and social clout, notably within its supply chain (SDG 8).
The study also highlights Total’s work on transparent disclosure, with the
publication of detailed SDG reporting.

Total believes that transparency is essential for building relationships of
trust with its stakeholders and for putting the Group on a continuous
improvement path. Total reports on its performance on the basis of the various
commonly used ESG disclosure frameworks. In addition to the SDGs, Total refers
to the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Core metrics proposed by the World
Economic Forum, and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD) for its climate reporting.

All of Total’s disclosures are available on its dedicated Sustainable
Performance website
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sustainable-performance.total.com%2Fen%2Freporting%2Freporting-standards%2Fsustainable-development-goals&esheet=52419557&newsitemid=20210427006256&lan=en-US&anchor=Sustainable+Performance+website&index=1&md5=91770cc23bb45f27859a5dd9e6c52723)
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About the Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, the United Nations and its Member States adopted the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals
(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.un.org%2Fsustainabledevelopment%2Fsustainable-development-goals%2F&esheet=52419557&newsitemid=20210427006256&lan=en-US&anchor=17+Sustainable+Development+Goals&index=2&md5=a200276cc115c465ca9e1d943c90f016)
(SDGs) as a blueprint for addressing the global challenges of poverty,
environmental protection, peace and prosperity by 2030. Businesses are asked
to contribute to this agenda with their financial resources and capacity for
innovation, to collectively resolve the issues of sustainable development.

About Total

Total is a broad energy company that produces and markets fuels, natural gas
and electricity. Our 100,000 employees are committed to better energy that is
more affordable, more reliable, cleaner and accessible to as many people as
possible. Active in more than 130 countries, our ambition is to become the
responsible energy major.

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