The Business Case
- explore the transition landscape
- keep abreast of regulatory frameworks
- and understand the pivotal role of boards in driving climate action.
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What is net zero?
If you follow sustainability and climate topics, you’ve probably heard the term net zero thrown around. Still puzzled? McKinsey & Company looks at net zero.
Watch: How 16 tipping points could push our entire planet into crisis
Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Johan Rockström, explains how tipping points in climate change could set off a planetary crisis.
Seizing the business opportunities of net zero with Emily Shuckburgh and Simon Carter
Two leading voices on tackling climate change from UK business and academia explore the opportunities the net zero transition is presenting to organisations.
What the IPCC report means for non-executive directors
The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report containing the latest scientific knowledge on climate change has been completed. Here are the key takeaways for NEDs.
UK ‘Green Day’ policy announcements – implications for non-executive directors
In March 2023, the UK Government published a suite of documents outlining its latest climate and energy policy. ‘Powering Up Britain’, the flagship report, highlights key points from the Government’s updated Energy Security and Net Zero plan. This summary outlines the key messages and implications for non-executive directors.
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Companies should take a strategic approach to policy engagement in line with societal and investor expectations
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.
Global climate policy and COP29: implications for business
In 2024-25, Chapter Zero has partnered with McKinsey for a three-part event series that explores the impact non-executive directors (NEDs) can have on helping to accelerate their organisations’ net zero transition. The second session, held on 3rd December, analysed the international climate policy landscape following COP29 and surfaced key insights for the boardroom.
Case studies
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Business leaders sustainability survey findings
Read the key findings from an Eden McCallum survey of 250 business leaders, mostly from the UK and Netherlands, who shared their views about their approach to environmental sustainability.
Corporate minds on climate action
Conservation International and We Mean Business Coalition ran a survey with 502 executives engaging on sustainability in global organisations. This is a detailed analysis of the results, designed to provide insight into the strategies undertaken by business leaders.
Explainers
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Net Zero from a 2024 Perspective
This article summarises Adair Turner, chair of the Energy Transitions Commission's, annual net-zero progress assessment talk in a Q&A style.
News
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Climate action. It’s not just a moral argument, it’s a business one too
Chapter Zero is not only equipping chairs and non-executive directors to lead on climate; we’re also inspiring them to be bold. Climate action is not just a moral argument – it’s a business one too.
COP28 outcomes: implications for board directors
Looking ahead after the COP28 climate conference, what are the key takeaways for NEDs?
What happened at COP27 and what’s next for business?
Looking ahead after the COP27 climate conference, what’s next for business, and what are the key takeaways for NEDs?
Reports
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Toolkits
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Directors’ Duties Navigator: Climate Risk and Sustainability Disclosures: UK
Make informed decisions by understanding how climate change presents material financial and systemic risks which affect corporations and their investors, using the Climate Governance Initiative and Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative's Directors' Duties Navigator, with an updated section for the United Kingdom jurisdiction.
Videos
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Watch: Navigating Greenwashing Risk – Strategies for keeping sustainability promises
Watch this webinar from Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy, where we covered the UK and EU regulatory landscape on greenwashing, as well as the strategic challenges and opportunities it presents for companies and what actions they can take.
Watch: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive for insurers and re-insurers – Emerging market practices
Watch this webinar from Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy for a comprehensive overview of the re/insurance market’s readiness for CSRD compliance. Drawing from Deloitte’s global insurance CSRD survey and practical implementation experience, this session will provide you with valuable insights to help navigate the complexities of CSRD reporting from the boardroom.
Watch: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive - Navigating the double materiality assessment process
Watch Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy's deep-dive CSRD webinar, where we cover the core concepts of double materiality, potential gaps and pitfalls, and provide an assurance perspective.
Events
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How to move transition planning forward from the boardroom
Join us for an essential webinar hosted by Chapter Zero, Chronos Sustainability, and the London Stock Exchange Group, designed to empower non-executive directors on navigating the transition to net zero.
The UK Energy Transition - Where are we, where do we need to be, how do we get there?
In this webinar in collaboration with Deloitte, we will discuss where is the UK in the energy transition journey and what needs to happen to meet the UK’s 2050 net zero target. We will consider how the energy sources, and the energy system that supports our electricity, heat and transport networks, need to evolve. We will also explore what is required by the energy industry, consumers, investors and government to make this happen.
Key takeaways from COP28 for the boardroom
Organised by the Climate Governance Initiative, this post COP28 webinar will cover globally significant developments and a first response by board directors and experts as to whether their expectations for COP28 have been met. It will also offer a perspective on how the agreements, policies and statements released at COP28 may influence and affect their role as a board director.
