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title: Target Boundary
date: 2024-03-27T13:21:27Z
modified: 2026-01-30T12:43:47Z
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timestamp: 2026-01-30T12:43:47Z
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## Definition

**Target Boundary** means all of the following parameters \[the Company\] \[will OR should\] use when setting its \[[Net Zero Target](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/net-zero-target.md) OR emissions-reduction target\]:

(a) the organisational boundary, which means that targets should be submitted at the parent or group level. The \[operational control OR financial control OR equity share\] method will be used to determine \[Company’s\] organisational boundary;

(b) scope and emissions coverage, which consists of:

(i) \[[Near-Term Science-Based Target](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/near-term-science-based-target.md) OR near-term emissions-reduction targets for \[2030 OR 2035 OR _insert year 5-10 years looking forward_\], which will cover at least \[95 percent\] of Company-wide (reported and excluded) [Scope 1 and 2 Emissions](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/scope-1-2-and-3-emissions-and-total-emissions.md) and at least \[67 percent\] of Scope 3 Emissions if these emissions represent over 40 percent of total [Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/scope-1-2-and-3-emissions-and-total-emissions.md)\]; and

(ii) \[[Long-Term Science-Based Targets](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/long-term-science-based-target.md) OR long-term emissions-reduction targets for \[2050 OR _insert date or year before 2050_\], which will cover at least \[95 percent\] of Company-wide Scope 1 and 2 Emissions and at least \[90 percent\] of Scope 3 Emissions\]; and

(c) Greenhouse Gas coverage, with emissions-reduction targets covering all [Greenhouse Gases](https://chancerylaneproject.org/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/glossary-term/greenhouse-gases-ghgs.md).