Tag: carbon emissions
PwC CEO survey reveals climate strategy challenges
Just 37% of CEOs surveyed said carbon emissions targets were included in their long-term corporate strategy.
Companies must put equality at the heart of the race to zero
Singular pursuit of net-zero by 2050 could exacerbate inequality and derail our chances of a climate-resilient future.
News round-up: this week in governance
Matthew Moulding sacrifices his extra votes; generalist CEOs; corporate emissions; and diversity disclosures. Plus ICGN’s COP26 priorities.
Climate disclosures ‘unlikely to drive a green transition’
Academics say climate reporting is likely to be less effective than direct regulatory interventions such as taxation or emissions trading.
FRC calls on companies to provide more detailed climate disclosures
The UK reporting watchdog says many disclosures do not include information on how energy use and emissions are calculated.
From A to Zero: how to build a credible corporate net zero strategy
The target of net zero carbon emissions poses many challenges, particularly for companies with complex supply chains. But it also creates opportunities.
How to hold businesses to account on carbon? Include their supply chains
Supply chains contribute significantly to a firm’s carbon footprint and can amount to four times the organisation’s own operational emissions.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on AI and quantum computing
The combination of AI and quantum computing will help us tackle some of the biggest problems we see, says Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
UK firms urged to improve carbon emissions reporting
Study reveals a lack of reliable data from UK companies and their suppliers, with large unexplained spikes in carbon emissions.
Global warming: business on the front line
The IPCC’s stark warning about the rate of change needed to restrict global warming to no more than 1.5℃ intensifies the pressure on business.