OraSure Technologies Inc. | Climate Transition Plan and GHG Reduction Goals at OraSure Technologies Inc.

Status
7.52% votes in favour
AGM date
Previous AGM date
Proposal number
6
Resolution details
Company ticker
OSUR
Lead filer
Nia Impact Capital
Resolution ask
Set targets or plans
ESG theme
  • Environment
ESG sub-theme
  • Net Zero / Paris aligned
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Health Care
Company HQ country
United States
Resolved clause
Resolved: Shareholders request OraSure Technologies, within a year, issue near and long-term science-based GHG reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement’s ambition of maintaining global temperature rise to 1.5 °C and summarize plans to achieve them. The targets should cover the Company’s full range of operational and supply chain emissions.
Whereas clause
Whereas: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has advised that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be halved by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the worst impacts of climate change.  Every incremental increase in temperature above 1.5°C will entail increasingly severe physical, transition, and systemic risks for companies and investors alike.
As OraSure Technologies (“OraSure” or “the Company”) noted in its 2022 10-K, natural disasters attributable to climate change may disrupt the operations of the Company’s manufacturing facilities, computer systems, and cybersecurity. OraSure also operates in numerous countries and U.S. states where climate regulations are in effect or under consideration, making near and long-term preparations to comply with such regulations critical.
OraSure does not report its Scope 1, 2, or 3 emissions or have third-party validated near or long-term GHG reduction targets aligned with holding warming to 1.5°C.
Investors and companies representing $52 trillion in assets overwhelmingly support government-required climate disclosure by public companies, with investors looking for science-based targets (SBTs) as indication of companies’ commitment to climate risk mitigation.[1] Over 4,000 business and financial institutions have established SBTs or net zero commitments through the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi).  
Investors seek increased disclosure of how companies are addressing the climate crisis and planning to transition their business models to ones that align with limiting warming to 1.5°C. To assist companies in developing viable transition plans, groups including We Mean Business, CDP, State Street Global Advisors, and the Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosures have provided guidance.
OraSure is asked to take additional action to comprehensively address its climate impact and mitigate both the physical risks to its operations and the transition risks associated with new regulations and a global shift to a clean energy economy. Proponents believe adopting 1.5°C-aligned science-based targets for its full carbon footprint supported by a transition plan will help the Company achieve these goals.
https://theinvestoragenda.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-Global-Investor-Statement-to-Governments-on-the-Climate-Crisis.pdf
Supporting statement
"Supporting Statement: In assessing targets, we recommend, at management’s discretion:
Consideration of approaches used by advisory groups like SBTi;Development of a transition plan that shows how the Company plans to meet its goals, taking into consideration criteria used by advisory groups and investors; andConsideration of supporting targets for renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other measures deemed appropriate by management.[1]"

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