Reports

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.

License to transform: Spencer Stuart's 2022 survey of sustainability leaders
How are sustainability leaders and their teams interacting and connecting with the rest of their organisations? Do they have access to the necessary resources, and the license to influence mindsets and culture? What drives success for today’s sustainability leaders, and what is getting in the way?

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.

Nature in net zero transition plans: Why and how?
WWF looks at how companies can consider climate and nature together in current transition planning.

Progress update 2022: Five years of Climate Action 100+
The Climate Action 100+ Net Zero Company Benchmark, first launched in 2021, has continued to evolve and improve. Read about the evolution of the benchmark and what has developed over the past five years.

The breakthrough effect: how tipping points can accelerate net zero
Three “super-leverage points” could trigger a cascade of tipping points for zero-carbon solutions in sectors covering 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to ‘The Breakthrough Effect’, a report presented at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos in January 2023.

Climate transition plan votes: Investor update
In February 2022, the PRI issued its first briefing for investors considering climate transition plan votes. This briefing identifies risks and unintended consequences of using votes on climate transition plans as a stewardship mechanism.

Climate scenario analysis in financial firms
GARP’s Fourth Climate Risk Management Survey was undertaken in Q2 2022. The survey comprised 62 firms, which collectively had around USD43 trillion of assets on their balance sheets, managed assets of close to USD46 trillion, and accounted for about USD3.2 trillion in market capitalization. Just over 80% of these firms have undertaken climate scenario analysis. Read the report here.

PwC’s 2022 Annual Corporate Directors Survey
As shareholder and consumer expectations rise, PwC’s 2022 Annual Corporate Directors Survey shows that board oversight and board practices are shifting in response as directors navigate this new governance landscape.

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures: Overview
Learn more about the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and how it was established.