Provides curated insights on critical areas of climate and nature governance, helping board directors navigate challenges, opportunities, and best practices.
Boards are under growing pressure to deliver credible climate strategies. Transition planning is where governance meets execution.
Insights from a workshop hosted by the Climate Governance Initiative’s Financial Sector Programme, part of its "Transition in Action" series exploring how boards can lead credible, forward-looking transition planning.
As regulators set higher expectations, financial institutions must move toward rigorous, quantifiable, and operationally embedded transition plans. For boards, this is an opportunity to strengthen risk management and ensure long-term business resilience in the face of complex challenges.
Karen Ellis, Chief Economist at WWF-UK, says that boards are looking for pathways to help them integrate nature into their transition plans.
Read Chapter Zero New Zealand and the External Reporting Board's transition planning guide for directors.
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