Responsible policy engagement

Boards must stay closely briefed on the changing climate policy landscape, giving oversight for how good governance and process around policy engagement forms part of core business strategy.

Conducting corporate climate policy engagement positively and appropriately is critical to creating the conditions that will enable a company to achieve its net zero transition. This briefing, produced by the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with the global think tank InfluenceMap, highlights the key issues that board directors should be aware of.

Non-executive directors enrich the boardroom discussion by encouraging effective collaboration through a organisation's internal and external networks. This case study explores how Barratt Redrow's board have helped inform their approach to policy dependencies by employing a "partner, inform, shape, and challenge" approach to governance, raising awareness and mobilising support for climate-related challenges and opportunities.

Non-executive directors enrich the boardroom discussion by providing the wide and long lens on critical issues, such as what’s needed to make the organisation’s transition possible. This case study explores how Aviva’s board have helped inform their approach to policy dependencies by “leaning in” and identifying opportunities to policy engagement and the transition conversation through knowledge and leadership.