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Despite uncertainty in the market, 1.5°C targets and corresponding climate transition plans are here to stay, clearly embedded in regulations and increasingly present in customer demands. Members of BSR’s Climate and Nature teams Giulio Berruti, Nina Hatch, and Erin Leitheiser explain why companies should not lose focus on the long-term goal of the Paris Agreement, continue to build 1.5°C climate transition plans, and collaborate to unlock systemic barriers to net zero. Has progress toward achieving your company’s climate targets slowed or come to a halt? Interested in learning more about climate transition plans? Reach out to BSR’s Climate team by emailing web@bsr.org.   #sustainabilityreporting #sustainablefuture #netzero #climatesolutions #sustainablebusiness

Climate Action Planning: A Roadmap to a Sustainable Future Climate action planning is essential for several reasons: - Setting Targets: Climate action plans typically include targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. These targets provide a clear goal for policymakers, businesses, and communities to work towards. - Identifying Actions: Climate action plans outline specific actions that can be taken to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change. These actions can range from increasing energy efficiency to transitioning to renewable energy sources. - Building Resilience: Climate action plans also include strategies for building resilience to climate impacts such as extreme weather events, sea-level rise, and drought. This can help communities prepare for and respond to the effects of climate change. - Engagement and Collaboration: Climate action planning often involves engagement with stakeholders from across society, including government agencies, businesses, community groups, and individuals. This collaborative approach can help build support for climate action and ensure that plans are comprehensive and effective. Climate Action Plans Key Components: While climate action plans can vary widely depending on the context, they typically include the following components: 1- Emissions Inventory: An inventory of greenhouse gas emissions sources, typically broken down by sector (e.g., transportation, energy, agriculture) and type of gas (e.g., carbon dioxide, methane). 2- Emissions Reduction Targets: Specific, measurable targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, usually expressed as a percentage reduction from a baseline year. 3- Mitigation Strategies: Strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as promoting renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and reducing waste. 4- Adaptation Strategies: Strategies for building resilience to climate impacts, such as improving infrastructure, protecting natural ecosystems, and enhancing emergency preparedness. 5- Implementation Plan: A detailed plan for implementing the mitigation and adaptation strategies, including timelines, responsible parties, and funding sources. 6- Monitoring and Reporting: Mechanisms for monitoring progress towards emissions reduction targets and reporting on the implementation of the plan. Climate action planning is a critical tool for addressing climate change and building a more sustainable future. By setting clear targets, identifying actions, and engaging stakeholders, climate action plans can help communities and organizations reduce emissions, build resilience, and adapt to the impacts of climate change. #climatechange #roadmap #sustainable #cop28 #esg #carbonemissions

This week the Science Based Targets initiative released its much-anticipated first outputs as part of its revision of the Corporate Net Zero Standard. In our latest blog our Policy Associate Holly Nicholson unpacks the lengthy set of documents, which cover the role of environment attribute certificates in company net-zero strategies, and explains what they mean for businesses looking to take action on climate change. Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/erZbpREn #SBTi #ScienceBasedTargetsInitiative #ClimateAction #ClimateChange #EmissionsReduction #Scope3 #CarbonCredits #CorporateClimateAction #CNZS #CorporateNetZeroStandard

Ceres, Inc. just released a Blueprint for Implementing a Leading Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP). Congrats to Tyler McCullough and Laura Draucker on this fantastic resource. This implementation guide includes 45 real-world case studies, a new CTAP Ambition Spectrum tool, and specific recommendations in Six CTAP Action Areas: – Setting goals and targets – Decarbonizing the business – Ensuring a just transition – Advocating for public policy – Supporting integration and accountability – Tracking and reporting progress This implementation guide builds on and compliments strong transition plan disclosure frameworks from the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT), Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), CDP, We Mean Business Coalition, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), and others. It is meant to equip companies to not only create a robust disclosure but to take near- and medium-term actions in response to climate-related risks and opportunities.

One of the best ways to fight climate “doomerism” is to act. While corporate “greenhushing” has dominated climate headlines, a new analysis from EDF’s Net Zero Action Accelerator reveals an opposing view on how companies are actually taking climate action. There’s been a 40%+ rise in 1.5°C-aligned climate transition plans since 2022. Far from doom, this is a positive and encouraging development! Our expert Elizabeth Sturcken’s new blog on Trellis Group shares findings on what the sustainability landscape *really* looks like and the trends you can expect for 2025: https://lnkd.in/egKfm4Wa Explore the full analysis on the Net Zero Action Accelerator here: https://lnkd.in/eRcCrSeE As we approach #ClimateWeekNYC 🗽, companies are preparing new goals and announcements. It’s important to focus on “wins” in the journey and how progress is helping to inspire others on the way to 2030 climate goals. Don’t miss out on our team’s event that dives into this topic, “Climate Power Moves for 2025: Leveling-up Corporate Climate Action.” RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eAXDAEQg

🌍 Welcome to The GreenWave 💚 🌊 Gazette: SDG13 Edition - Climate Action: It's All About Political Will! 🌍 When we talk about #ClimateAction, it's easy to think of alarmist headlines and splashing images of climate protests. While these movements are notorious for raising awareness, climate action involves so much more. Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG 13) focuses on urgent action to combat climate change through diverse pathways—each as important as the next. Climate action can be as broad as international treaties like the Paris Agreement and the UNFCCC, guiding global efforts to cut emissions, or as local as switching to renewable energy, protecting forests, and advancing clean technology. Every stakeholder—whether governments, businesses, or individuals—has a role. For companies, this could mean transitioning to carbon-neutral operations. For individuals, it’s about making daily choices to reduce our carbon footprints. What the media often misses is that everyone can contribute. Climate action can be scientific innovation, policy reform, corporate responsibility, or even personal lifestyle changes. It's about rethinking how we produce, consume, and live in harmony with our planet. There are no "do overs"—the climate crisis is now, and once Earth's systems collapse, recovery could take millennia. 🌱 We must support climate efforts, from local initiatives to global policies. No action is too small. The cumulative impact of millions of individual actions is what will help us meet the goals of #SDG13. Let’s galvanize the will to protect our future and embrace all forms of climate action. Together, we can secure a livable planet for generations to come. 🌎 https://lnkd.in/dgBdp2P6 #SDG13 #ClimateChange #Sustainability #GreenEnergy #CorporateResponsibility #NetZero #ActNow #ClimateJustice #RenewableEnergy #EcoFriendlyLiving #FutureOfWork #SaveOurPlanet #ClimateSolutions

Do you know whether the brands you buy have climate strategies in place? I think we can each help leverage change by voting with our feet, our wallets, and giving corporations feedback that credible climate commitments are important to consumers. This article gives a good checklist -- “Often, targets cannot be taken at face value as companies leave out certain emission sources, use non-harmonised base years, do not report updated base year emissions, or do not provide contextualising information to understand what the targets mean in absolute terms, among other issues.”

Did you miss our event on beyond value chain mitigation? Catch up with the recording! 📹   Our speakers from the Science Based Targets initiative, Gold Standard, PwC Deutschland, WWF Switzerland, ClimatePartner, and ClimatePartner Impact will guide you through the concept of BVCM and how it can help us reach global net zero. You will also get concrete advice on how to choose the right climate project portfolio for your company and how to communicate your climate action efforts.   Register now to access the recording! 👇    #beyondvaluechainmitigation #BVCM #climateaction #ClimatePartner 

Our most recent World Resources Institute article looks at the benefits of setting separate targets for emissions reduction and carbon removal – in terms of providing transparency about how climate targets will be met and as a step toward helping to avoid future over-reliance on #CDR. We look different options for how this can be done, where it’s been done already, why mitigation deterrence and over-reliance are concerns, and some of the challenges and complexities of setting separate targets. Thanks to Danielle Riedl and Clea Schumer for working on this with me. We’re curious to hear what you think! 

MCi Carbon Founder and CEO Marcus Dawe at the UN Global Compact Forward Faster Forum in Melbourne last month: “Business as usual is our greatest climate enemy; there are two groups, one that is driving climate action and the other that is driving climate destruction – if you’re doing business as usual, then you are the latter.” Read the full summary below. #ForwardFaster #LivingWage #Sustainability #Climateaction