The Business Case

Climate transition

Get up to speed with:
  • the science of climate change
  • and the concept of net zero.

Case studies

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Case study | 1 Mar 2023

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.

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Case study | 1 Jan 2023

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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Explainer | 2 Dec 2024

Carbon Brief article: how net-zero delivers value to the UK

This article from Carbon Brief, written 30 July 2024, covers new net zero transition research which calculates that meeting sectoral climate targets out to 2037 could result in at least £164bn worth of benefits in six UK urban centres, from Belfast to Manchester.

Collaboration with Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Explainer | 2 Dec 2024

GARP: Urban Resilience Podcast

This GARP podcast episode with Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair of the London Climate Resilience Review, tackles Urban Resilience and how our cities must adapt to climate change.

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Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
Explainer | 9 Jul 2024

Read: Accelerating the UK's Energy Transition

Read the summary from the Chapter Zero and Deloitte Academy webinar, which draws on insights from the Deloitte Academy's recent survey of UK energy and infrastructure companies. We delve into strategies to expedite the UK's energy transition and consider the key elements of this transformation, including the interplay between infrastructure companies, energy-intensive consumers, investors, policymakers, customers, and the supply chain.

Reports

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Report | 2 Dec 2024

London Climate Resilience Review 2024

In its 2024 report, the London Climate Resilience Review outlines national and regional climate risks and six areas for urgent action are set out to ensure that lives and livelihoods are not disrupted.

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Report | 2 Dec 2024

TNFD Interoperability Mapping 2024

In this 2024 report, the TNFD and GRI have developed a guidance document and correspondence table to help GRI’s 14,000 reporters globally align with the TNFD Recommendations, and assist TNFD adopters in their sustainability reporting according to GRI Standards.

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Report | 28 Sep 2023

First technical report of the UN Global Stocktake

The technical report of the first global stocktake finds that implementation must accelerate to increase ambition across all fronts, taking an all-of-society approach to make progress towards the Paris Agreement goals and respond to the climate crisis.

Videos

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Video | 1 Apr 2023

Net Zero: 2023 perspective

Watch this Eden McCallum webinar on net zero: a 2023 perspective with Lord Adair Turner covering technologies, economics and the global political climate.

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Video | 21 Mar 2023

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.

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Video | 4 Dec 2019

Watch: The Pivotal Moment

In a video from the Science Based Targets Initiative, Dr Emily Shuckburgh explains the fatal difference just 0.5°C of warming will bring, and explores how businesses the world over can step up, and set targets that hold global temperatures to 1.5°C

Events

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Collaboration with Chronos Sustainability
25th April 2024 @ 9:30

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.

Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
22nd January 2024 @ 9:00

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.