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Leading climate standards body unveils plans to officially incorporate in the UK as independent charity and ramp up capacity for validating climate goals

The corporate climate target standards body reveals 87 per cent increase in number of firms worldwide setting science-based targets last year, with second highest number based in UK

Validated targets include landmark pledge to slash emissions from forests, land and agriculture by 39 per cent by 2032

UK firms Capital Finance, Ideal Model Homes, and Delphi Technologies targeted by new transparency push, alongside major corporates such as Vale, Tata Beverages, and Kohl's

Standards body confirms plans to update its public target dashboard today

As the Science Based Targets initiative prepares to downgrade companies that have failed to comply with its updated methodology, the group faces fresh warnings SMEs and high growth clean tech firms could struggle to verify their net zero goals

Retailers John Lewis and Waitrose have set their sights on achieving net zero across their own operations by 2035 and across their supply chains by 2050

New report unveiled at Global Fashion Summit includes world's first fashion-specific guide for nature and biodiversity targets

New scheme from carbon offset specialist South Pole aims to replace terms such as 'carbon neutral' and help companies demonstrate they are taking steps to cut emissions

BusinessGreen rounds up the most widely read stories on the site this week