Explainers

The Business Case
Review Ambition
Drive Board Action
Implement the Transition
Ensure Accountability
Accelerate Business Transformation
Embedding climate risk into decision-making
Credible net zero targets
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Explainer | 28 Sep 2023

The use of scenario analysis in disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities

TCFD guidance on scenario analysis.

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Explainer | 20 Sep 2023

Setting the Scene on Climate Scenarios

Scenario models have formed a substantive part of managing financial risk for years. WTW look at how climate impacts – and transition - bring new subtleties to the way organizations and governments understand and use them.

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Explainer | 1 May 2023

Climate scenario analysis for banks and financial institutions

In this three-part series on climate scenario analysis, KPMG examines banks and other financial institutions’ end-to-end climate risk scenario analysis models.

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Explainer | 4 Apr 2023

Integrity matters: Net zero commitments

Published following COP27, the United Nations’ Integrity Matters report makes 10 recommendations businesses should implement to develop a robust net-zero strategy with credible commitments and a roadmap to evidence-based action. This briefing from the Climate Governance Initiative highlights the key points for board directors.

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Explainer | 6 Mar 2023

Biodiversity as a material financial risk: What Board directors need to know

This guide, produced by the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI) and the Climate Governance Initiative, highlights the material financial risks and opportunities, and directors’ duties of loyalty and care, related to biodiversity loss. It also provides key questions board directors should ask in the boardroom.

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Explainer | 19 Jan 2023

The Chairperson's guide to valuing nature

This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, explores risks and opportunities related to nature loss and outlines key steps Chairs, non-executive directors and board members can take to incorporate nature as core to business strategy.

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Explainer | 1 Jan 2023

The corporate net-zero standard

The SBTi’s Corporate Net-Zero Standard provides the guidance and tools companies need to set science-based net-zero targets.

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Explainer | 1 Jan 2023

Briefing: Net Zero for corporates

It’s widely used, but do you know what Net Zero means? Carbon Trust gives you the answers to this and other Net Zero questions.

Collaboration with McKinsey & Company
Explainer | 2 Nov 2022

From awareness to action: a five-step programme with McKinsey & Company

To equip our members and their companies, we held a five-part series of events with McKinsey, to bring the best thinking to boardrooms on achieving net zero and effecting meaningful change.

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Explainer | 12 Apr 2022

The 4 Main Drivers of Transition Risk, and Why They are Increasing

Jo Paisley of GARP has written a useful primer exploring the risks that arise from the process of transitioning the economy to net-zero emissions.

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Explainer | 29 Jun 2021

Aligning pension funds and corporate climate ambitions

Insights from a panel discussion on 29 June 2021, co-hosted by the Centre for Climate Engagement and Chapter Zero as part of London Climate Action Week.

Collaboration with Centre for Climate Engagement
Explainer | 11 Mar 2021

Carbon offsetting explained

Carbon offsetting is often discussed in relation to corporate emissions reductions strategies. But where does it fit in?