28% less greenhouse gas emissions. 

That’s what Baker Hughes achieved only three years after committing to a net-zero goal by 2050. Coming from a history of over 100 years serving the oil and gas industry with drilling equipment, they were one of the first companies in their sector to announce such a target.  

Allyson Anderson Book is Baker Hughes’ Chief Sustainability Officer and our guest on the latest episode of The Switch – to a green economy.  

Three main activities got their emissions down: 

• Increased energy efficiency  
• Changing to a low-carbon vehicle fleet 
• More renewable and zero-carbon electricity 

This first step on the road to net-zero has focused on the company’s own operations. 

Changing the emissions of their suppliers and customers will be a tougher nut to crack. But to make change happen, you have to start in your own backyard. 

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Were you surprised to hear an oil service company having a net-zero goal?