The SFS Group’s short- and long-term emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
The validation confirms that SFS’s targets are compatible with the 1.5°C target stipulated by the Paris Agreement.
SFS joined the SBTi in early 2024 and pledged to meet both short-term reduction targets by 2030, as well as a net-zero target by 2050. By 2030, SFS intends to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions compared with the 2023 reference year by 60% in Scope 1 and Scope 2 (operational emissions) and by 25% in Scope 3 (value chain emissions).
By 2050 at the latest, the company aims to reduce its emissions by at least 90% across all relevant scopes, in line with the SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard.
The targets validated by the SBTi supplement SFS’s existing in-house climate targets. While specific actions have already been defined for emissions in Scope 1 and Scope 2, the SFS Group is currently working on a transition plan to gradually reduce emissions along the value chain (Scope 3).
Recently, SFS Group reported mild sales growth for 2025, with the Fastening Systems segment’s sales declining by about 1%. In the 2025 financial year, SFS Group generated sales of CHF 3,056.6 million and organic growth of 2.9%. However, foreign currency effects of –2.9% continued to significantly reduce sales growth, resulting in year-on-year sales growth of only 0.6%.
The company will publish its 2025 annual report on 6 March 2026.
