Reports

Navigating the landscape of climate law and regulation: A briefing for boards
This report, by Chapter Zero, the Centre for Climate Engagement, and Freshfields, highlights not only what non-executive directors need to know about climate law and regulation from a governance perspective, but importantly how to use this knowledge to become pioneers in the net zero transition.

Systems change for a sustainable future
As leaders shift from ambition to action, understanding and accelerating systems transformation will be crucial. Explore this framework from Deloitte and RMI that can help organisations design a corporate climate strategy to drive change and create new value in the climate-aligned economy.

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.

Analysis of 2022 UK Company Annual Reports
A UKEB analysis of 2022 UK Company Annual Reports: A Study in Connectivity.

Roadmaps to nature positive
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) with 60 leading companies and partners are developing business guidance for actions to align strategies with the shared goal of a nature-positive planet by 2030.

Banks and the net zero transition
Tracking progress with the TPI Net Zero Banking Assessment Framework September 2023 report

Climate action and remuneration: A pocket guide for remuneration committees
Executive remuneration is a pivotal tool for driving climate action. Our latest guide for non-executives, "Climate action and remuneration: A pocket guide for remuneration committees", delves into the critical intersection of executive pay structures and climate goals, providing actionable insights for chairs and members of remuneration committees.

Achieving a circular economy: using data-sharing tools, like the Digital Product Passport
The world’s material circularity currently stands at 7.2% - having decreased from the 8.6% material circularity recorded for 2020 and the 9.1% for 2018. This WBCSD research provides a practical example of the data flows that may exist and be utilized to enable a circular economy across four sectors.

Science Based Targets Initiative: Monitoring Report 2022
The SBTi's 2022 report, examining progress in science-based targets globally, finds continued growth in the number of companies and financial institutions setting science-based targets, despite an increasingly challenging global backdrop.

5 shifts needed to decarbonise industry
Systems Change Lab looks at five shifts needed to decarbonise industry.

The Chairperson’s guide to climate integrity
This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance in collaboration with Deloitte, explores how organisations, guided by their Chairs, non-executive directors and board members, can earn and enhance trust through the sustainability transition.

Building momentum for transition plans
There is growing international momentum around private sector transition plans and their vital role in supporting the global shift to net zero across the financial sector and the real economy. This is a status update from the Transition Plan Taskforce.