Climate Governance Initiative

Board Structure

The following articles include information on how to address Principle 3 of the Principles for Effective Climate Governance: Board structure - The board should implement the right board and committee structures to ensure that climate risks and opportunities are understood, managed and reported.

27 March 2024

Viña Concha y Toro: el rol del Directorio para descorchar cero emisiones netas

Viña Concha y Toro es uno de los principales productores de vino de América Latina y la primera empresa chilena que cotiza en bolsa en alcanzar el estatus de B Corp. A través de su estrategia de sustentabilidad, Descorcha un futuro mejor, la empresa ha logrado adelantar la fecha para lograr su ob...

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27 March 2024

Viña Concha y Toro: the role of the board in uncorking net zero

Viña Concha y Toro is a leading wine producer in Latin America, and the first publicly-listed company in Chile to achieve B Corp status. Through its sustainability strategy, Uncork a Better Future, the company has brought forward its net-zero target by ten years to 2040. This was enabled by a co...

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23 January 2024

Cemex: Leading the way to net zero in the cement industry

Cemex is focused on applying best practices and the most stringent standards to all of its business units. This approach, coupled with the CEO’s strategic vision and the Board’s continued monitoring, has enabled the organisation to achieve global compliance as regulation evolves and to deliver si...

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23 January 2024

Cemex: Abriendo camino hacia cero emisiones netas en la industria cementera

Cemex se concentra en aplicar las mejores prácticas y los estándares más estrictos en todas sus unidades de negocio. Este enfoque, aunado a la visión estratégica del CEO y a la supervisión continua del Consejo, ha permitido que la organización cumpla a nivel global con las normativas - que están ...

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16 January 2024

CLP Holdings Ltd: Overcoming Barriers to reach net zero in the energy sector

CLP Holdings Ltd has set ambitious targets to decarbonise its operations and support its customers’ transition to a net-zero future, forcing it to confront some difficult strategic choices. A clear vision and mandate from the Board has been instrumental in delivering progress against the organisa...

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1 December 2023

Climate Governance with Etex

from Chapter Zero Brussels

Chapter Zero Brussels' webinar explored climate governance in action, from the CEO and Head of Sustainability of Etex, watch the recording here.

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30 November 2023

Do we have the right people on boards to deal with climate change?

from Community of Climate Governance Experts

James Cameron and Emily Farnworth, members of the World Economic Forum's Community of Climate Governance Experts explore why boards need to change their mindset to address the climate challenge and what is needed

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27 June 2023

Board Structure and Capability for Climate

from Chapter Zero New Zealand

A collection of three resources to support boards in identifying the best climate governance structure and directors capabilities for their organisation. The resources consist of an overview of options to consider board structure and director capabilities, a Board Structure Quick Guide and New Ze...

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1 June 2023

How can board directors prepare for the upcoming Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework release?

As stewards of their organisations, board directors will benefit from understanding the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework ahead of its official launch in September 2023, and its implications for the organisations they represent. This briefing provides guidance to ...

Briefing
20 April 2023

Natura &Co: IP&L, circular carbon, and a triple bottom line approach

Brazilian beauty giant, Natura &Co, has long been a champion of sustainability. As the world’s first publicly traded company to receive B Corp certification, it has an engaged board that sees sustainability as an opportunity rather than a compliance issue.

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20 April 2023

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC): A holistic approach to finance, risk, climate and sustainability

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), a leading infrastructure investment company in the Philippines, is embracing bold sustainability leadership in a country highly exposed to climate impacts. With a climate-savvy board driving the organisation’s sustainability strategy, MPIC is committe...

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20 April 2023

Smurfit Kappa: A joined-up approach to climate and sustainability strategy

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.

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20 April 2023

British Land: Making sustainability central to business decision-making

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.

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4 April 2023

Integrity Matters: Net zero commitments

Published following COP27, the United Nations’ Integrity Matters report makes 10 recommendations businesses should implement to develop a robust net-zero strategy with credible commitments and a roadmap to evidence-based action. This new briefing for board directors adds key questions board di...

Briefing
19 January 2023

The Chairperson’s Guide to Valuing Nature

This guide explores risks and opportunities related to nature loss and outlines key steps Chairs, non-executive directors and board members can take to incorporate nature as core to business strategy. This guide aims to help Chairpersons drive the conversation to ensure that board members underst...

Guide
10 October 2022

Board scorecard: the performance of the boards facing the climate impacts and the net zero strategy

from Chapter Zero Brazil

The Board Scorecard Survey is a reseach conducted by IBGC in partnership with Chapter Zero Brazil. This survey aims to evaluate how both management and advisory boards are managing the challenges posed by climate change and their transition to a net-zero strategy.

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10 October 2022

Ambition to Action: Briefing for Board Directors

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.

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25 April 2022

The Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action

Insights into key issues and best practices for board members across strategy, risk and opportunity, stakeholders, board competence and operations in relation to climate, from members of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons.

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30 June 2019

Principles for Effective Climate Governance

The eight principles published by the World Economic Forum, are core to the Climate Governance Initiative mission and are used as the fundamental guidance to board directors to drive climate action in the boardroom.

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