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Kantar conducts an annual pro bono quantitative survey of the Chapter Zero membership to uncover members’ attitudes to climate and demonstrate Chapter Zero’s impact, this includes depth interviews with Chairs and NEDs in FTSE 350 organisations. This year’s findings show encouraging progress in terms of boardroom leadership for the transition to net zero, as well as demonstrating the tangible impact of Chapter Zero itself.

COP30 is overflowing with events and themes; but security is not yet on the agenda. Rebecca Harding, CEO of the Centre for Economic Security, and Patricia Rodrigues Jenner, Global Non-executive Director, and Chapter Zero Fellow, challenge this and discuss the critical need for businesses to integrate climate security into their operations and boardroom conversations.

Over the past year, Chapter Zero has held a series of dialogues in which ESG Committee Chairs and members have shared exclusive insights into the issues top of the agenda for them, shining light on the ways in which the ESG Committee can accelerate momentum and drive meaningful change. A year into these dialogues, we reflected on what the role of the ESG Committee is now and what it might look like in the future with Chapter Zero Fellows and ESG Committee Chairs: Devyani Vaishampayan, Claire Hawkings, and Tracey Kerr, who have facilitated these peer dialogues.

Wildfires, floods, pandemics, food insecurity, extreme heat, poor air quality, pests, sanitation failures – these climate-related occurrences have significant consequences on health. And these consequences have an impact on business, as well as the value chain and ecosystem in which each business operates.

In the UK, the government has committed to adopting the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) standards as UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) and in June 2025 issued consultations on drafts of these standards and on transition plan requirements. We spoke to the standard setter along with regulator the FCA about why sustainability reporting needs to go beyond compliance.

Against a backdrop of competing priorities, non-executive directors need to balance the risks and opportunities presented by climate into their corporate and investment decision-making processes. During London Climate Action Week, an expert panel at a joint Chapter Zero, Deloitte Academy and ISSB event offered tips on ensuring that climate is front and centre of boardroom discussions.

Mark Bryant, Consultant for The Berkeley Partnership and the primary author of the Chapter Zero Board Toolkit, reflects on what he’s learned from his experiences of helping clients on their journey to net zero.

Finance has a critical role to play in both enabling and accelerating the climate transition. That is why Chapter Zero has launched its UK Financial Services Community, says Chapter Zero Strategic Advisor, Mark Manning.

The UK’s target to reduce emissions by 81% on 1990 levels by 2035 indicated new commitment and leadership by the UK in tackling the climate crisis, says Chapter Zero CEO, Vicky Moffatt.

Chapter Zero co-founder and board member, Susan Hooper (and company board non-executive director and Chair), participated in a Winmark panel where she emphasised the importance of policy, leadership and collaboration in driving companies’ sustainability initiatives.

At the close of Chapter Zero’s six-week campaign in the Financial Times, Julie Baddeley, Chair, reflects on the growth in board attention on climate since Chapter Zero was established in 2019, and how well the messages in the ads have resonated with members and non-members alike.