Transition planning foundations
- how to build the foundations for effective transition planning and understand the importance of a comprehensive transition plan
- and the key frameworks and resources designed to help boards develop and scrutinize transition plans.
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Transition Planning Toolkit: Briefing
Part 1 of the Transition Planning Toolkit. Companies need to develop a plan for delivering on net zero targets and pledges. High-quality transition plans enable management teams to develop, communicate and implement their climate strategies.

Climate Transition Action Plans from a leading NGO coalition
Get up to speed with this definition of a comprehensive transition plan developed by leading climate organisations.
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Transition Planning Toolkit: Governance Compass
Part 3 of the Transition Planning Toolkit. Use the ‘Governance Compass’ section in your board committee meetings to ensure that your committee’s work considers, aligns with and supports the company’s Strategic Ambition and transition plan.

Transition Planning Toolkit: Scorecard
Part 2 of the Transition Planning Toolkit. Complete the Transition Planning Scorecard to help assess how effectively your board is responding and contributing to the transition to a low GHG-emissions and climate-resilient economy. The scorecard serves as a valuable tool for board members to use when the company is developing its transition plan in accordance with the TPT guidance.

Transition Planning Toolkit: Briefing
Part 1 of the Transition Planning Toolkit. Companies need to develop a plan for delivering on net zero targets and pledges. High-quality transition plans enable management teams to develop, communicate and implement their climate strategies.
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Plans beyond pledges: Key insights on the role of boards from flagship event
An orderly transition to a low-greenhouse gas and climate-resilient economy demands robust transition planning led by effective and courageous climate leadership by boards. Read the summary from WTW on key insights on the role of boards, as well as perspectives from corporates and investors, from our flagship event.

Flagship event launched the Transition Planning Toolkit
Last night we launched our new Transition Planning Toolkit for non-executive directors at our flagship event attended by more than 300 Chapter Zero members, partners and supporters.

Transition Plan Taskforce delivers ‘gold standard’ framework for companies and financial institutions to tackle climate change
Chapter Zero is proud to have played a part in the work of the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) that today delivers a best practice Disclosure Framework for climate transition plans so companies can play their part in the shift to net zero.
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Building momentum for transition plans
There is growing international momentum around private sector transition plans and their vital role in supporting the global shift to net zero across the financial sector and the real economy. This is a status update from the Transition Plan Taskforce.

Companies are recognizing the need for climate transition plans but are not moving fast enough
New CDP data shows companies are recognizing the need for climate transition plans but are not moving fast enough amidst incoming mandatory disclosure.

Are companies developing credible climate transition plans?
This CDP report provides an overview of the current state of climate transition plan information disclosed through CDP's 2022 climate change questionnaire. The data analysed in this report spans over18,600 organizations in 13 industries and across 135 countries.
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Climate Arc: AGM Climate Data Tool
Data and analysis on companies’ climate transition progress and the timings of their AGMs. This beta version includes 16 databases, covering disclosure, analysis, commitments and resolutions databases.
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Watch: Chapter Zero’s Flagship Transition Planning Event 2023
A full recording of speakers and panels from our flagship event on effective board leadership of the net zero transition held on 1 November 2023 at WTW.
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Plans beyond pledges: Effective board leadership of the net zero transition
UK boardrooms are critical to ensuring that we achieve economy-wide net zero and create long-term business value through effective transition plans. Join us at Chapter Zero's flagship transition planning event, hosted by WTW.

Transition planning
Your organisation's transition plan will explain how your organisation will adapt to become a sustainable decarbonised business. In this webinar, in collaboration with the Deloitte Academy, we will discuss disclosure requirements for your transition plan.