2030 Goals and Progress

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Sustainability Report

Goals & Progress

KEY: Progress Toward Achieving 2030 Goal

red speedometer  Not on Track 

yellow speedometer  Progressing

green speedometer  On Track

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green speedometer  Goal:

We have set a science- based Scope 1 and 2 goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from our operations by 30% from 2018 to 2030.

33%
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33%

reduction in absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 2018

Progress: 
  • Implementing energy/GHG reduction initiatives at our facilities
  • Improving operational efficiency of our global footprint
  • Reduced our direct (Scope 1) emissions by nearly 21% from our 2018 base year
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Implement water management strategies at 100% of facilities located in water high-risk areas by 2030.

14%
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14%

facilities achieved goal of water strategy implementation

Progress: 
  • Continued progress in our second year of implementing water management strategies at our facilities in water high-risk areas
  • While 14% of our impacted facilities have implemented all 9 of the required management elements, over 40% of all management elements have been completed by in-scope facilities
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Reduce landfill intensity by 50% from 2018 to 2030.

36%
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36%

reduction in landfill intensity from 2018

Progress: 
  • Increased the percent of non-metals recycled at our facilities by 34% in 2022 from our baseline year of 2018
  • In addition to reducing the landfill intensity of our operations, we have also reduced our overall waste (recycled and landfilled materials) intensity by 16% compared to our 2018 base year by focusing on waste reduction, recycling and improved operational efficiency
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green speedometer  Goal:

100% of Caterpillar’s new products through 2030 will be more sustainable than the previous generation through collaborating with customers, reduced waste, improved design for rebuild/remanufacturing, lower emissions or improved efficiency.

100%
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100%

new products introduced in 2022 were more sustainable than previous generations

Progress: 
  • All of the more than 50 new products in 2022 satisfied the goal criteria
  • Reduced emissions with four battery electric machine prototypes: the Cat® 301.9 mini excavator, 320 medium excavator, 950 GC medium wheel loader and 906 compact wheel loader
  • Improved fuel efficiency through products such as Progress Rail’s first hybrid intermediate power EMD® GT38H locomotives, to be delivered in 2023
  • Delivered performance and eliminated exhaust emissions with the R1700 XE battery electric underground loader and mobile MEC500 charger
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green speedometer  Goal:

Increase sales and revenues from remanufacturing offerings by 25% from 2018 to 2030.

19%
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19%

increase in sales and revenues from remanufactured products from 2018

Progress: 
  • 140 million pounds of material taken back for remanufacturing through Cat Reman1
  • Cat Reman1 introduced 28% more remanufactured products in 2022 than in 2021 to support sustainability and total cost of ownership initiatives
  • Remanufacturing produces 65-87% less GHG process emissions as compared to manufacturing new parts2

1  Data does not include Progress Rail, Solar Turbines, Caterpillar Energy Solutions and Caterpillar Defense.

2  Represents U.S. environmental impacts comparing “gate-to-gate” remanufacturing and manufacturing processes for engines and components. Based on 2018 external study of Cat engines, alternators and turbochargers. Does not include impacts elsewhere in our value chain.

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yellow speedometer  Goal:

We aspire to prevent all injuries and will further our industry-leading safety results by reducing recordable injury frequency (RIF) by 50% from 2018 to 2030.

17%
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17%

improvement in recordable injury frequency from 2018

Progress: 
  • Engaged our employees in developing solutions to improve their own daily work and send everyone home safely every day
  • Amplified focus on new hire safety training and mentorship to manage risk
  • Implemented a Safety Dashboard that provides robust, real-time safety data for the benefit of employees and leaders informing their safety focus with facts and data
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green speedometer  Goal:

Provide leadership in the safety of people who work in, on and around our products

Progress: 
  • Provided safety counseling for 10,500+ customer employees
  • Supported 150+ customers in multiple industries to develop leaders and improve safety culture
  • Developed common master disconnect for future Cat machines and gensets to increase speed and consistency to lock machine during maintenance or emergency incident

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