While some companies are driving forward and making deep transformational changes to our industries and/or implementing policies that support the delivery of a net-zero carbon economy, collectively these transformations are not ambitious enough to decarbonise entire economies. They also, quite often, do not consider the human impact of climate change and the consequences on communities from inaction.

Climate change is a strategic and operational risk to business and to their employees and the communities that they operate in. This discussion paper looks at the global challenges and the actions businesses should be taking to mitigate these risks.