Explainers

The Business Case
Review Ambition
Drive Board Action
Implement the Transition
Ensure Accountability
Accelerate Business Transformation
Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 21 May 2025

UK Climate Policy Deep Dive: CCC’s Report on Climate Adaptation Progress - April 2025

In April 2025, the Climate Change Committee issued their latest assessment on the UK's progress on climate adaptation. This deep dive highlights why adaptation should be on the corporate board agenda and offers key insights into how NEDs can better equip themselves to oversee their firms' adaptation responses.

Collaboration with Oliver Wyman Forum
Explainer | 12 May 2025

Oliver Wyman Masterclass #3: Beyond the boardroom

In collaboration with the Oliver Wyman Forum, as part of our transition planning materials, we launched this series of three interactive, masterclasses. The third masterclass focused on transition planning beyond the boardroom, exploring the ever-changing external landscape, engaging with key stakeholders, and considering the broader implications of business transition.

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Explainer | 25 Apr 2025

The Corporate Supermap: Culture leadership insights with Tina Mavraki

Published 19 September 2024 by the Centre for Climate Engagement, Tina Mavraki's leadership insight outlines how positive culture contributes to net zero, and analyses why leadership should set their sights on connecting organisational behaviour with corporate strategy infrastructure.

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Explainer | 11 Apr 2025

Read: Financing the UK energy transition

Read Deloitte's Financing the UK energy transition blog from March 2025, which uses an investor survey to decipher what is required for companies to hit their decarbonisation targets and reach the next step in their energy transition journey.

Explainer | 25 Mar 2025

Oliver Wyman Masterclass #2: Putting it into practice

In collaboration with the Oliver Wyman Forum and as part of our wider series on transition planning, Chapter Zero members came together for the second of three interactive, practical transition planning masterclasses. These are in-depth learning experiences where attendees learn from both experts and peers. Building from the first masterclass on transition planning foundations and the role of the NED, the second masterclass explored how NEDs can lead through uncertainty, effectively review and challenge transition plans and take into account legal considerations associated with transition planning. This document provides a summary of the rich learnings and key takeaways from the session.

Explainer | 24 Mar 2025

Leveraging regulation (part 2): The pathway to resilience and growth

By steering their organisations beyond compliance, NEDs can help harness sustainability reporting as a lever for resilience, innovation, and long-term leadership. Part 2 of this two-part insights piece, from Chapter Zero Fellow David Carlin, explores three key ways that boards can leverage their approach to regulatory changes to gain competitive advantage.

Collaboration with Deloitte Academy
Explainer | 21 Mar 2025

Read: 2025 Sustainability Regulation Outlook

Read this summary from the Chapter Zero and Deloitte Academy webinar, where we explored the Deloitte Academy’s third annual flagship report, focusing on the topics that are considered most critical through the lens of their potential to affect business strategies, operating or financial models for 2025.

Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 19 Mar 2025

UK Climate Policy Briefing - March 2025

Our UK policy briefing aims to highlight the latest developments in UK climate policy directly relevant to NEDs.

Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 19 Mar 2025

The UK's NDC and the Seventh Carbon Budget

This deep dive explores the key elements of the UK's NDC and the Seventh Carbon Budget to enable non-executive directors to assess their impacts on ongoing business planning and strategy.

Explainer | 13 Mar 2025

Beyond compliance (part 1): NEDs and the evolving regulatory landscape

Sustainability regulations are evolving at an unprecedented pace. New disclosure standards, transition planning requirements, and the scrutiny on green commitments are redefining expectations for firms globally. Part 1 of this two-part insights piece, from Chapter Zero Fellow David Carlin, explores how boards can get ahead of the changes and harness reporting to drive business value.

Collaboration with McKinsey & Company
Explainer | 4 Mar 2025

Never just tech: Unlocking sustainability success with technology

The potential applications of AI technologies across business functions are myriad and exciting, but AI has a role in the transition of companies to a low-carbon future too - that is why AI should be front of mind across boardrooms globally. This notion was at the heart of the discussion at a joint Chapter Zero and McKinsey event on 4 March 2025, as part of our ‘Out-competing to win’ event series for non-executive directors.