Ambition to Action

24 November 2022

This briefing highlights the key outcomes from this year’s United Nations Climate meeting, COP27, how it may affect you as a non-executive board director, and the resulting conversations you should have in the boardroom.

20 April 2023

Sustainability is shaping the way industry leader British Land does business. Not only does it make business sense, but investors, employees and customers are increasingly demanding that sustainability is central to decision-making. It is also of key importance to the organisation’s board.

13 June 2023

In 2021, the Climate Governance Initiative, in collaboration with WTW, published the Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition. This instructive guide explored how to drive climate strategy by meaningfully embedding it within executive compensation frameworks. Over the 18 months sin...

29 March 2023

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Synthesis Report of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) provides an overview of the latest scientific knowledge on climate change. The Climate Governance Initiative has analysed this latest IPCC report and developed key recommendations for...

20 April 2023

Packaging multinational Smurfit Kappa is steering towards net-zero by 2050 with its board playing an important role. At the core of Smurfit Kappa’s approach is a circular business model, from sustainable sourcing of raw materials to production of recyclable and biodegradable packaging solutions.

10 October 2022

This briefing summarises the four basic requirements needed for business to move from ambition to action on climate, highlighting the role of the board director.

1 November 2023

The private sector is witnessing a shift towards establishing, not only the goals, but the actions that are vital for its transition to net zero. Transition Plans outline those actions. This toolkit, created by Chapter Zero provides guidance to board directors in taking the first steps to develop...