Explainers

Revisions to UK Stewardship Code


Read: UK Sustainability & Climate Commitments
Recap this webinar from Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy, where we explored the UK government's Sustainability and Growth agenda and their implications for UK businesses.

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.

LSEG study proves Green Economy outperforms global market

Pension schemes address climate risks and opportunities

Using climate disclosure for competitive advantage

Stopping Greenwashing - EU regulates green claims

Read: Financing the transition and managing the risks to reach net zero
Read this summary from the latest Banking and Capital Markets update webinar, hosted by Chapter Zero and the Deloitte Academy, where we explored the latest developments in the landscape for transition plans and transition finance, how the banking sector is assessing the risks they are exposed to, and how they are leveraging their risk management processes to identify financing opportunities.

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.

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.

Financed emissions and carbon accounting
This article from Bloomberg, written on 24 July 2024, addresses a frequent critique of carbon accounting: Scope 3 emissions, those that arise from a company’s customers and supply chains, are essentially double-counted.