Science-Based Targets Initiative

Food, ag and forestry get their own science-based targets

Carbon Accounting

Food, ag and forestry get their own science-based targets

The Science Based Targets Initiative is branching out with new detailed guidance for setting emissions goals across the forests, land, and agriculture sectors

clock 28 January 2022 • 6 min read
Music Climate Pact: Top record labels sign up to new net zero push

Management

Music Climate Pact: Top record labels sign up to new net zero push

Sony, Universal, and Warner among a host of top record labels to join wide-ranging decarbonisation initiative

clock 14 December 2021 • 3 min read
'Transparency drives accountability': Inside the drive to standardise corporate climate target setting

Carbon Accounting

'Transparency drives accountability': Inside the drive to standardise corporate climate target setting

BusinessGreen webinar sees experts from EQUANS and WRI weigh up the benefits of climate target setting accreditation schemes

clock 19 November 2021 • 7 min read
Science Based Targets initiative calls on private equity firms to set climate goals

Investment

Science Based Targets initiative calls on private equity firms to set climate goals

Six leading private equity firms sign up to Science Based Targets initiative, as group issues new guidance to help sector decarbonise

clock 08 November 2021 • 3 min read
COP26: CEOs 'unequivocally call' for bolder government climate action, as net zero goals become new normal

Management

COP26: CEOs 'unequivocally call' for bolder government climate action, as net zero goals become new normal

Global survey finds just 18 per cent of CEOs think policymakers have given them the clarity they need to meet climate goals

clock 01 November 2021 • 3 min read
We now have a welcome definition of net zero - here's what that might mean for nature

Carbon Accounting

We now have a welcome definition of net zero - here's what that might mean for nature

Companies must both cut emissions and significantly increase investment in nature-based solutions if global climate goals are to be reached, writes Maria Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business

clock 29 October 2021 • 4 min read
Net Zero Corporate Standard: Ground rules for science-based net zero targets unveiled

Management

Net Zero Corporate Standard: Ground rules for science-based net zero targets unveiled

Firms must reduce emissions by at least 90 per cent to claim their net zero target that aligns with Paris Agreement, under rules drawn up by Science-Based Targets initiative

clock 28 October 2021 • 4 min read
BBC broadcasts new climate plans featuring science-approved targets

Management

BBC broadcasts new climate plans featuring science-approved targets

Broadcast giant confirms plans to reach net zero by 2030 and unveils new climate-focused programming

clock 22 October 2021 • 4 min read
Rathbone Greenbank details plan for net zero by 2040

Investment

Rathbone Greenbank details plan for net zero by 2040

Investment firm sets target to slash carbon intensity of its portfolio by 60 per cent by 2030

clock 18 October 2021 • 2 min read
Investors holding $29tr in assets demand 1,600 firms set science-based climate goals

Investment

Investors holding $29tr in assets demand 1,600 firms set science-based climate goals

Major group of investors targets 1,600 'high impact' companies around the world with calls for them to align their business with climate science

clock 29 September 2021 • 4 min read