The Chapter Zero Board Scorecard

Complete the Board Scorecard below to receive a PDF of your results to discuss with your board.

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About your company

Leadership

Ensuring your board is informed, ready to drive change and accountable for establishing an effective net-zero strategy.

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1. All board members understand the implications of climate change and some have deeper climate competence.*
2. The topic is on the board agenda at least four times a year, with clear objectives for the discussion and robust data to inform it.*
3. All board committees factor climate change into their discussions.*
4. Accountability for decisions on reducing emissions is clear at board level and in the executive team.*
5. The CEO, Chair and other board members promote the importance of delivering the company’s climate ambition in communications with management and employees.*
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Ownership

The board is responsible for engagement, governance and driving change to reach the targets that have been set.

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6. Climate-related targets are incorporated into executive incentives in a meaningful and measurable way.*
7. Climate is embedded in risk and opportunity assessment and core business strategy.*
8. The responsibility for climate data rests with management and finance, not just a specialist sustainability function.*
9. There is a comprehensive plan to engage the workforce in the vision and change required.*
10. The company is ensuring the necessary skills and resources are in place to deliver its climate ambition.*
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Strategy

Developing and evaluating the strategy, plans and resources in place to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate change, as well as embedding in overall business strategy and company purpose.

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11. The board has looked at its business strategy under at least two climate change scenarios.*
12. The board has set a net zero GHG emissions ambition which is aligned with the 1.5 degree target.*
13. The ambition has been translated into short-term targets and a robust five-year transition plan.*
14. The board considers the likely physical impacts of climate change on the company and has an adaptation plan to deal with them.*
15. The board considers climate in all investment decisions, using a quantification tool, such as carbon pricing.*
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Measurement

Understanding and assessing the company's carbon emissions, reducing your footprint, reviewing and reporting progress and impacts.

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16. The company assesses the impacts of the net zero transition on all operations and invests accordingly: Scopes 1 and 2.*
17. The company understands its Scope 3 emissions and has an agreed approach to addressing it across all products and services.*
18. The board has agreed a set of short and longer-term measures aligned to its emissions reduction and resilience plans, and reviews performance regularly.*
19. The board fully understands its investors’ climate-related requirements and how they will assess progress.*
20. The company discloses its ambition, plan, and progress against science-based metrics.*
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Next steps

Do you think the following actions would be useful? Tick the relevant boxes.*
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