# A supplier shows "Commitment removed" on the SBTi dashboard. What does that mean?

Canonical: https://senseible.earth/answers/sbti-commitment-removed-status-meaning

The company promised to set science-based targets and the promise was taken off the list. Under SBTi Commitment and Target Statuses V2.1 (October 2026), that happens when targets miss the 24-month deadline, fail validation or go unpublished, claims break SBTi's guide, or the company withdraws. Some removals are harmless.

## Reasons that are a warning

- No suitable targets submitted within 24 months of committing.
- Targets submitted but never successfully validated.
- Validated targets the company chose not to publish in time.
- Claims that break SBTi's communications guide or could mislead.

## Reasons that are not

- The company asked to withdraw.
- It closed, merged or was acquired.
- Its group set and published targets at parent level, so a separate commitment was no longer needed.

## What happens next for the company

A company with a removed commitment cannot list a new commitment, but it can still submit targets for validation directly. If the problem was a misleading claim corrected within the commitment period, the commitment may be reinstated as Active.

## What to ask the supplier

1. Which reason applied?
2. Does a parent company now hold a validated target that includes you? Send its dashboard entry.
3. If not, when will you submit targets, and what are your Scope 1 and 2 for the latest year?

## Example: an expired commitment

- Committed: 15 March 2024
- Deadline to submit targets: 15 March 2026 (24 months)
- Nothing submitted: commitment removed
- Supplier can still submit targets; it cannot show a commitment again

Example dates.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible helps a supplier answer the follow-up question with its own Scope 1 and 2 from bills and invoices, and keeps Scope 3 supplier evidence for buyers. It does not set, submit or validate SBTi targets; SBTi Services validates them.

- [Check a company's SBTi target](https://senseible.earth/answers/check-if-supplier-has-sbti-target)
- [Why an SBTi target shows "Expired"](https://senseible.earth/answers/sbti-target-expired-status-meaning)
- [SBTi targets for a subsidiary](https://senseible.earth/answers/sbti-subsidiary-target-or-parent-level)
- [Scope 3 supplier evidence](https://senseible.earth/scope-3-supplier-evidence)

Sources: [SBTi, Commitment and Target Statuses, Version 2.1 (October 2026): Commitment statuses and footnotes 4 to 6](https://files.sciencebasedtargets.org/production/files/SBTi-Commitment-and-Target-Statuses.pdf)

Last reviewed 2026-11-01.