Recently, Fortune released the “2024 China ESG Impact List”, this year is the third consecutive year Fortune compiled this list, and for the first time open to foreign companies in China to report. As one of the world’s leading companies in industrial automation, informatization and digital transformation, Rockwell Automation is one of the first 31 foreign companies to make the list.

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A6410-9199-00005 Fortune’s editorial board said the companies on the list have made remarkable efforts to improve the environment, protect employees, and support communities to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the economic cycle and earn market respect. In 2023, Rockwell successively released Rockii Net-Zero solution and Rockii ESG strategic solution in China, and established Rockii ESG Alliance to help customers complete the full life cycle low-carbon transformation by providing carbon inventory, carbon footprint, carbon management system, and zero carbon planning.

“For more than 120 years, we have been committed to improving the efficiency of industrial processes, including the best use of scarce resources.” Blake Moret, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, said, “Today, our advanced technology and domain expertise can help manufacturers of all kinds tackle complex challenges, enabling them to make high-quality products while reducing their environmental impact.”

A6410-9199-00005 Back in 2020, Rockwell announced its carbon neutrality goal – the company plans to reach net zero carbon emissions in Scope One (direct) and Scope Two (indirect) by 2030. Rockwell’s Sustainability 2023 Annual Report details the company’s efforts to achieve this goal and sets out emission baseline information for Scope Three (value chain), clarifying that indirect emissions from the company’s value chain account for 99% of its Scope Three carbon footprint.