Key Topics

Provides curated insights on critical areas of climate and nature governance, helping board directors navigate challenges, opportunities, and best practices.

Finance & Investment

Aligning capital allocation and financial instruments with climate and nature priorities.
  • COP28 concluded with significant progress on the energy transition, climate finance, food systems transformation and nature. However, some stakeholders consider that it falls short of the level of ambition needed to limit global temperature rise to 1.5⁰C. This briefing summarises the main COP28 d...

    Briefing
  • The upcoming 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) provides a critical platform for climate action. The world stands at a midpoint between the adoption of The Paris Agreement in 2015 and the crucial year 2030, where greenhouse...

    Briefing
  • 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...

    Toolkits
  • 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...

    Guide
  • 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.

    Briefing