Reports

Guidance on avoided emissions
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and its member companies, in collaboration with Carbone4 and its Net Zero Initiative released the “Guidance on Avoided Emissions: Helping business drive innovations and scale solutions toward Net Zero”.

Bank of England report on climate-related risks and the regulatory capital frameworks
This report sets out the Bank's latest thinking on climate-related risks and regulatory capital frameworks. The report includes updates on: capability and regime gaps; capitalisation timelines; and areas for future research and analysis.

Understanding climate-related disclosures of UK financial institutions
This working paper sets out research in progress by Bank of England staff. They explore the determinants of firm disclosures by creating a unique, firm-level panel data set on climate-related disclosures of UK financial institutions.

Financing the transition: How to make the money flow for a net-zero economy
In this report the Energy Transitions Commission highlights the critical importance of strong government policies relating both to the real economy and to the financial system if finance is to flow on the scale required.

Scoping out: Tracking nature across the supply chain
With wide-ranging rules likely to be enforced this decade following agreements, including at COP15, companies need to engage their suppliers now on nature and climate to avoid falling behind. Read CDP’s Global Supply Chain Report 2022.

Companies are recognizing the need for climate transition plans but are not moving fast enough
New CDP data shows companies are recognizing the need for climate transition plans but are not moving fast enough amidst incoming mandatory disclosure.

How consumers are embracing sustainability
Deloitte looks at how consumers are embracing sustainability. Adoption of sustainable lifestyles is on the rise, but consumers need more help.

Global corporate governance trends for 2023: A Russell Reynolds report
For the eighth consecutive year, RRA interviewed dozens of experts to identify the governance trends that will affect boards in 2023.

Are companies developing credible climate transition plans?
This CDP report provides an overview of the current state of climate transition plan information disclosed through CDP's 2022 climate change questionnaire. The data analysed in this report spans over 18,600 organizations in 13 industries and across 135 countries.

Investment for a well-adapted UK
Proactively building resilience to climate change will require significant investment. The Climate Change Committee lays out where investment will be needed to build climate resilience, the barriers associated with delivering this, and how key investment streams for adaptation can be scaled up.

What is the role of open data in financing a 1.5-degree world?
During London Climate Week 2022, Climate Arc and Icebreaker One brought together 65 experts to explore how open data could be used to mainstream climate science into investment decisions.

A people-powered solution to climate change
In this third instalment in their ESG and sustainability series, Korn Ferry talks about climate change and people-related issues to consider when working towards carbon neutrality.