Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 13
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
ABB Group with global headquarters in Switzerland, intends to generate 60 percent of its revenues with technologies that combat the causes of climate change by 2020, the company told Trend.
“ABB attaches great importance to environment and sustainability: Over half of ABB's worldwide revenues are generated by technologies that combat the causes of climate change. The company is progressing well towards the goal of increasing this contribution to 60 percent by 2020,” said the Swiss company.
ABB said its current target for climate action is to reduce its own GHG emissions by 40 percent by 2020 from a 2013 baseline. “We are well on course to achieving this goal.”
ABB said the company continually improves its solutions, resulting in higher efficiency and reduced emissions for the good of environment and society.
“At ABB, we are committed to writing the future of safe, smart and sustainable electrification for everything from industry and buildings to infrastructure and transportation. Our vision is to achieve a zero-emission reality not only for the future but also today. Our ambition is to drive sustainable technology and innovation, without consuming the earth,” said the company.
ABB is active in Azerbaijan since 1995 and has with its local engineering team, delivered several projects in Azerbaijan in the Power and Automation sector.
“ABB’s goal is to continue to meet the needs of Azerbaijan customers with world class systems and services, promoting sustainable growth through innovation, automation and digitalization,” said the company.
ABB has a history of more than 130 years with a wide span of innovations in many areas of technology and it operates in more than 100 countries with about 147,000 employees globally. As a technology leader that is driving the digital transformation of industries, the company’s operations anchor on four customer-focused, globally leading businesses: Electrification, Industrial Automation, Motion, and Robotics & Discrete Automation, supported by the ABB Ability™ digital platform.
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