In order to be in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), a 2030 goal, Rubicon must decrease its Scope 1, 2, and 3 (operations) emissions by 46.2 percent from a 2019 baseline by 2030.²⁸ We are committed to achieving these cuts.

Rubicon’s business, by definition, is not carbon intensive since we do not own landfills or vehicles. However, it is important to Rubicon to measure our impact and to reduce our emissions where we can.

Rubicon conducted our first greenhouse gas emissions inventory in 2020, with 2019 as our baseline. We used the World Resources Institute’s Greenhouse Gas Protocol and operational approach to track our Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.²⁹

In looking at the emissions impact of our business, there is a single category that is most critical—Scope 3 Category 1 emissions from transporting, processing, and disposing of our customers’ waste.³⁰  These categories of emissions constitutes nearly all of our total emissions. We include these emissions in this category because our business is focused on working with our customers to evaluate their service needs, arrange for payment, hire haulers, and arrange for appropriate disposal of waste. By 2025, we are going to develop a credible plan to achieve net zero emissions including Scope 3 Category 1 emissions. This will require close partnership with our customers, many of whom have their own emissions reduction goals. In addition, we will continue to innovate and promote low- and no-emissions practices in the waste hauling industry.