Provides curated insights on critical areas of climate and nature governance, helping board directors navigate challenges, opportunities, and best practices.
The World Economic Forum and Climate Governance Initiative gathered transformational directors in climate leadership from around the world at a high-level workshop in Geneva. This article explores the barriers and solutions to having climate allies in the boardroom
Over the past few years, boards have had a key role integrating climate change into strategic planning and streamlining operations to comply with emerging international sustainability standards. Watch this discussion to learn more about how board directors address sustainability during times of a...
While board directors are facing a challenging environment and must navigate a complex set of priorities, 86% see climate change as a business opportunity and 93% believe the board is able to influence their organisation’s direction on climate. Read this report which explores the findings from th...
This blog piece explores the first of the World Economic Forum's effective climate governance principles, climate accountability on boards, and underscores the imperative for board members to integrate social and environmental concerns beyond legal mandates.
A conversation with Maurits Dolmans, partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, hosted by the Climate Governance Initiative Global Financial Sector Hub.
This primer, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Accenture, aims to equip board directors with a practical understanding of the circular economy and how it can be applied to help their organizations achieve climate and environmental com...
This briefing, produced by the Climate Governance Initiative, explores and discusses the context of the proposed SEC climate disclosure rule, the current status and likely next steps, and provides key questions for board directors to ask their boards in relation to it.
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...