Science-Based Targets Initiative

Carbon Trust debuts new Route to Net Zero Standard

Management

Carbon Trust debuts new Route to Net Zero Standard

Consultancy introduces new certification in bid to help corporates deliver effective net zero strategies

clock 21 February 2022 • 4 min read
'A steep learning curve': Are top corporates really failing on their net zero goals?

Carbon Accounting

'A steep learning curve': Are top corporates really failing on their net zero goals?

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor report yesterday delivered a damning assessment of multinationals' decarbonisation plans - but are its stark conclusions overly simplistic?

clock 08 February 2022 • 12 min read
First net zero guidance released for private equity portfolios

Investment

First net zero guidance released for private equity portfolios

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change extends its Net Zero Investment Framework with draft guidance for private equity firms

clock 02 February 2022 • 3 min read
Net zero for New Look: Retailer announces plan to become 'climate positive' by 2040

Management

Net zero for New Look: Retailer announces plan to become 'climate positive' by 2040

Sustainability Strategy update confirms fashion firm's plans to halve greenhouse gas emissions from products by 2030

clock 31 January 2022 • 3 min read
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