Kinly, the global collaboration systems integrator and managed services provider, announced that its net-zero targets have earned official validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The achievement makes Kinly the very first global systems integrator to take this rigorous step toward verified environmental accountability.
Understanding the SBTi Validation Process
The Science Based Targets initiative is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies to play their part in combating global warming. It provides a clearly defined path for businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Through a highly rigorous assessment process, SBTi officially verified Kinly’s targets, internal methodologies and calculations accurately capture the company’s true environmental impact. The validation also confirms that Kinly possesses the necessary operational infrastructure to support meaningful progress toward its net-zero ambitions.
For the AV industry, which relies heavily on complex global supply chains and energy-intensive hardware manufacturing, verifiable sustainability metrics are notoriously difficult to track. By achieving this validation, Kinly demonstrates that tracking and reducing these complex emissions is both possible and necessary for modern integration firms.
Kinly Outlines Specific Greenhouse Gas Goals
To earn SBTi validation, a company cannot simply promise to do better. It must establish firm, timeline-driven targets for reducing specific categories of emissions. Kinly has dedicated itself to a comprehensive sustainability roadmap that addresses operations across its entire value chain.
The SBTi validation specifically authenticates Kinly’s commitment to the following environmental targets:
- Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire corporate value chain by 2050.
- Reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 54.6% by 2033, utilizing a 2023 base year.
- Decreasing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 61.1% per EUR value added within that exact same 2033 timeframe.
- Reducing absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90.0% by 2050 from the 2023 base year.
Scope 1 and 2 emissions cover the energy Kinly uses directly in its offices and daily operations. However, tackling scope 3 emissions — which include the carbon footprint of purchased goods, hardware transportation and end-of-life product disposal — represents a massive undertaking that requires tight collaboration with global manufacturing partners.
Establishing a New Baseline for Sustainability
Integration firms are increasingly facing pressure from enterprise clients, government entities and corporate stakeholders to prove environmental compliance.
This SBTi validation acts as a powerful demonstration of Kinly’s continued commitment to improving sustainability while simultaneously leading the AV industry toward a more environmentally friendly future. Moving forward, the business plans to continually find new ways to reduce its carbon impact. Furthermore, Kinly plans to work directly with customers to help them meet their own sustainability goals.
Transparency is a cornerstone of this initiative. By remaining open with its findings and sharing operational data, Kinly hopes to educate the broader integration market. As an industry, the pro AV sector needs to encourage active collaboration to create a truly sustainable global supply chain. Kinly’s leadership hopes this announcement will inspire competitors and partners alike to establish a new baseline for true environmental progress.
Expanding Environmental Efforts Across Operations
Kinly is not resting on the laurels of its recent validation. The company is actively expanding its rigorous environmental methodology across all newly acquired divisions and regional offices.
Ken Scaturro, CEO of Kinly, noted that achieving SBTi validation represents a significant milestone for the future of the organization. He stated that the validation reinforces how the company’s net-zero ambitions are grounded in real science, deep accountability and measurable global impact.
Following its recent business integrations, Kinly will now apply this exact same rigorous methodology across the United States operations of Yorktel and pursue further validation as a unified global business. By combining Kinly’s EcoVadis Gold ratings across the Benelux region, Norway and the United Kingdom with Yorktel’s EcoVadis Committed certification, the unified organization is building upon a highly credible foundation.
Together, the combined Kinly workforce remains committed to setting a higher standard for sustainability within the technology integration space. They aim to prove that meaningful environmental progress is both achievable and absolutely essential for long-term business success.
Next Steps for AV Professionals
As global regulations tighten and corporate buyers demand greener supply chains, integration firms must adapt or risk losing significant market share. Kinly’s historic SBTi validation proves that the tools and methodologies exist to track and reduce AV industry emissions effectively.
To remain competitive, industry professionals should begin evaluating their own carbon footprints. Consider exploring the Science Based Targets initiative framework for your own organization, audit your current scope 1 and 2 emissions and open dialogues with your hardware manufacturing partners about reducing scope 3 impacts.
