Case studies

Case study | 18 Sep 2025

Leadership is vital to a successful sustainable transition

International appliance care specialist Domestic & General (D&G) delivered an increase of 13.5% in adjusted EBITDA in financial year ended March 2025 over 2024. Group total revenue was up 6% year-on-year. As part of its commitment to sustainability, D&G’s repair-first ethos – what it calls ‘Smart Fix’ – remains at the heart of this success.

Case study | 18 Sep 2025

Capital can do good when invested carefully long-term

Legal & General (L&G) has invested £4bn of its own money in transition finance, including £1.6bn in renewable energy, £1.7bn in green bonds and £0.7bn in other solutions (such as technology, infrastructure and real estate). This supports the transition and helps with L&G’s resilience to climate risk. It has also launched its Clean Power (Europe) Fund with partners NTR, raising €390m, aimed at investing in Europe’s decarbonisation and energy security. Through its Asset Management business, L&G is holding a £1,117bn slice of the global economy of which £419bn of assets are in responsible investment strategies.

Case study | 18 Sep 2025

From one Chair to another: the continuum of transition

SSE has a long-term decarbonisation vision. It also has a portfolio of capital-intensive projects that are focused on this goal. The company’s successive Chairs and their boards have played a vital role in the transition of the company and, as a consequence, the UK economy. Climate is a key plank of SSE’s corporate strategy.

Case study | 18 Sep 2025

Communicating creatively about climate sparks action

There is value in communicating with creativity, especially for non-executive directors seeking to lead conversations about transition from the boardroom. Just as the science demands climate action, so too does behavioural science require that to communicate effectively, there must be creativity and humanity at the heart of messaging. This is how change happens.

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Case study | 9 Jun 2025

Supporting Vodafone's net zero ambition: Case study from The Carbon Trust

This case study, from The Carbon Trust, examines Vodafone Group's decarbonisation roadmap, Scope 3 emissions inventory and a carbon enablement tool to measure avoided emissions.

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Case study | 9 Jun 2025

Supporting Vodafone's net zero ambition: Case study from The Carbon Trust

This case study, from The Carbon Trust, examines Vodafone Group's decarbonisation roadmap, Scope 3 emissions inventory and a carbon enablement tool to measure avoided emissions.

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Case study | 9 Jun 2025

Net-Zero Case Study - Jacobs

In this case study from Science Based Targets, discover how Jacobs is addressing the core challenge of reducing its scope 3 emissions.

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Case study | 6 Jul 2023

The Bank of England’s Climate Transition Plan

The Bank published its Climate Transition Plan in July 2023, which details the Bank’s target and strategy to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions for physical operations.

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Case study | 20 Apr 2023

Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC): A holistic approach to finance, risk, climate and sustainability

This Climate Governance Initiative case study looks at Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), a leading infrastructure investment company in the Philippines, viewing the challenges of a developing nation like the Philippines as an opportunity for bold climate leadership.

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Case study | 20 Apr 2023

Smurfit Kappa: A joined-up approach to climate and sustainability strategy

This Climate Governance Initiative case study looks at this FTSE 100 global packaging leader that is dealing with increased demand for its products while also steering the business towards net zero by 2050.