climate targets

SBTi: Number of firms with net zero goals triples in 18 months

Management

SBTi: Number of firms with net zero goals triples in 18 months

Poll of leading corporates finds vast majority are enjoying reputational and financial benefits from having a validated emissions target in place

clock 03 November 2025 • 4 min read
Survey: Over 60 per cent of CEOs confident in meeting 2030 net zero targets

Management

Survey: Over 60 per cent of CEOs confident in meeting 2030 net zero targets

Global business leaders remain strongly committed to climate action despite 'challenging macro conditions, according to KPMG's 2025 CEO Outlook report

clock 08 October 2025 • 4 min read
How will Reform's 'war' on local climate policies impact businesses?

Politics

How will Reform's 'war' on local climate policies impact businesses?

EXPLAINER – BusinessGreen asks what the roll back of local emissions targets and climate emergency declarations could mean for firms operating in impacted areas

clock 03 October 2025 • 14 min read
China announces new climate target to cut emissions by up to 10 per cent by 2035

Climate change

China announces new climate target to cut emissions by up to 10 per cent by 2035

President Xi Jinping urges international community to 'stay focused on the right direction’, as more than 100 countries submit new climate goals

clock 25 September 2025 • 7 min read
Study: 'Paris-aligned' corporate climate targets can 'skew the playing field'

Climate change

Study: 'Paris-aligned' corporate climate targets can 'skew the playing field'

New research led by Utrecht University unveils flaws behind claims of 'Paris-alignment' that may delay climate action for global corporations

clock 26 April 2024 • 2 min read
'Commitment removed': Have over 200 businesses really dropped their net zero pledges?

Management

'Commitment removed': Have over 200 businesses really dropped their net zero pledges?

The Science Based Targets initiative recently removed more than 200 companies' short-term or net zero climate commitments from its list - but where does that leave affected firms?

clock 14 March 2024 • 8 min read
An Office for Climate and Environment Targets can tackle greenwash and raise standards

Policy

An Office for Climate and Environment Targets can tackle greenwash and raise standards

Businesses need help to cut through a proliferation of insufficiently scientific standards and advice, writes IPPR's Joshua Emden

clock 11 May 2023 • 3 min read
'Out of every crisis comes an opportunity': China, India, and EU could outpace emissions targets, study finds

Climate change

'Out of every crisis comes an opportunity': China, India, and EU could outpace emissions targets, study finds

World's largest emitters could meet climate targets early, as response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine fast-tracks the transition away from fossil fuels, according to new ECIU analysis

clock 14 November 2022 • 3 min read
Only one in 20 European companies on track to meet net zero climate goals

Climate change

Only one in 20 European companies on track to meet net zero climate goals

A new study published by Accenture finds that despite a major uptick in goal setting, only a handful of companies are on track to achieve their ambitious emissions targets

clock 07 October 2021 • 3 min read
Top companies commit to slashing emissions in breakthrough for mining and metals industry

Climate change

Top companies commit to slashing emissions in breakthrough for mining and metals industry

In an open letter, the CEOs of 28 leading mining and metals companies agree to achieve net zero for their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050 at the latest

clock 06 October 2021 • 2 min read