Key Topics

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

Risk oversight

Board-level processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate- and nature-related risks.
  • Transition plans provide comprehensive information on the pathways (technical, financial, governance, etc.) that an organisation will follow to achieve its net zero targets. Developing such plans requires leadership from the board of directors, as it has strategic insights that ensure the transit...

    Briefing
  • 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...

    Report
  • Chapter Content

    Board members are required to understand climate science and impacts, continuously learn and adapt, for effective decision-making. Regular evaluation, education, professional consultation, scenario analysis, stakeholder engagement and review of board reports are the essential steps for achieving it.

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  • 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...

    Case study
  • 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...

    Case study
  • 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