We Mean Business Coalition

Science Based Targets initiative’s draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2 is here and open for public consultation!  The draft standard proposes several important changes to support corporate climate action. It aims to make net-zero targets both more rigorous and practical.     The SBTi now is inviting feedback on the draft standard, which will help them refine and simplify the standard and maximize its effectiveness.     Everyone is encouraged to participate!    Explore the draft standard and respond to the public consultation here: http://bit.ly/4iogPAE #NetZeroStandard #SBTi #ScienceBasedTargets #NetZero 

📢 Reminder: Don’t forget to register for the Fossil to Clean Business Action Checklists launch webinar to discover practical strategies to decarbonize your core operations. Developed in collaboration with industry leaders and coalition partners, the forthcoming guidance outlines clear steps for companies to take in the near-term (2-5 years) to phase out #fossilfuels and scale clean energy solutions. It is designed for companies across sectors, sizes and regions. 📅 Wednesday, March 26, 2025 🕒 10am ET / 2pm GMT In this webinar, you will learn about how the checklists can help your business: ✅ Identify cost-efficient pathways to transition to clean operations ✅ Reduce exposure to transition risks such as regulatory compliance ✅ Enhance reputation among consumers and employees ✅ Strengthen resilience to energy price shocks You’ll also hear insights and perspectives from corporate executives and leading experts on the ways that businesses can start shifting toward clean energy: ▪️ Simon Henzell-Thomas, Global Director of Climate and Nature, Ingka Group (IKEA) ▪️Barend van Bergen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Roche ▪️Mario Giordano, Global Head of Public & Government Affairs, Signify ▪️María Mendiluce, CEO, We Mean Business Coalition ▪️Molly Walton, Director, Energy, We Mean Business Coalition 🔗 Reserve your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eYpzZuev #FossilToClean

O CEBDS, junto à coalizão global We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), reuniu-se em Brasília, com a Diretora Executiva da COP30 e Secretária Nacional de Mudança do Clima, Ana Toni, para a entrega e o debate do documento “Como a Nova NDC do Brasil Pode Impulsionar o Investimento do Setor Privado em Ações Climáticas”. Com a nova NDC, apresentada na COP29 em Baku, estabelecendo a redução de emissões entre 59% e 67% até 2035 (comparado aos níveis de 2005), o documento produzido pelas duas organizações apresenta recomendações estratégicas que enfatizam: - Harmonização de políticas para incentivar investimentos privados; - Incentivos à transição corporativa para aumentar a competitividade global; - Fortalecimento do diálogo entre os setores público e privado para garantir maior transparência. A publicação também identifica setores-chave para a implementação da NDC, como: Mudança do Uso da Terra, Agropecuária, Energia e Transporte e Indústria. O encontro contou com a participação da presidente do CEBDS, Marina Grossi, e de representantes de 34 empresas associadas. O CEBDS tem atuado para fortalecer a colaboração entre os setores público e privado, promovendo iniciativas como o “Chamado à Ação do Setor Empresarial Brasileiro Rumo a uma NDC Ambiciosa e Implementável”, realizado na Climate Week NYC 2024, e, em conjunto com o grupo CCR, criou uma coalizão para a descarbonização do setor de transportes. Acesse o documento completo: https://lnkd.in/dyc9hENJ English version: CEBDS, along with the global coalition We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), met in Brasília, Brazil, with Ana Toni, Executive Director of COP30 and National Secretary for Climate Change, to deliver and discuss the document 'How Brazil's New NDC Can Boost Private Sector Investment in Climate Actions. With the new NDC, presented at COP29 in Baku, setting emission reductions between 59% and 67% by 2035 (compared to 2005 levels), the document produced by the two organizations presents strategic recommendations that emphasize action to: - Implement clear and coherent policies in each sector that are aligned with NDC objectives; - Promote corporate climate action and business transition plans; - Create spaces to foster public-private dialogue. The publication also identifies key sectors for the implementation of the NDC: Land Use Change, Agriculture, Energy, Transport, and Industry. The meeting included the participation of CEBDS President Marina Grossi, as well as representatives from 34 member companies. CEBDS has been working to strengthen collaboration between the public and private sectors, promoting initiatives such as the “Call to Action from the Brazilian Business Sector Towards an Ambitious and Implementable NDC,” held at Climate Week NYC 2024, and, together with the CCR Group, created a coalition for the decarbonization of the transport sector. Access the full document: https://lnkd.in/dyc9hENJ

📢 Our March edition of Signals of Change is now live. This month we're bringing you the latest news from the energy transition, EU policy, corporate progress on nature and insights on financial reporting worldwide. With #COP30 set to take place in Belém, Brazil, a city located at the gateway to the Amazon rainforest , Luke Pritchard, Director of the Beyond Alliance, writes this month's deep dive analysis. The piece covers recent progress on reducing deforestation and scaling reforestation initiatives in the state of Brazilian state of Pará– including a new role for business. 📖 Read our deep dive and more positive stories of change below:

Businesses in Europe face increasing challenges in navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.
    A renewed push to boost the bloc’s competitiveness through the recent EU Omnibus has resulted in greater complexity for companies.
    "The Commission is, of course, right to want to improve European companies’ competitiveness, but causing confusion in this way is not helpful—least of all for those companies that have spent money and time getting their house in order as requested," writes our CEO María Mendiluce in Forbes.    The changes to the #CSRD are particularly concerning for businesses that fall under the original legislation. Until a new law is enacted, companies are still required to comply, yet a final deal from EU institutions could be months away.
    🔗 Read María's full piece here: https://lnkd.in/ezbtsAXf      #CorporateReporting #EURegulation #Compliance #CSRD #EUOmnibus 

 🇧🇷 In partnership with Conselho Empresarial Brasileiro para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável (Cebds) (the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development), we have launched a new report, outlining how #Brazil’s national climate plan (NDC) can drive private sector investment in climate action. To protect our communities, economies, and future, the nationally-determined contributions (NDCs) for 2035 being developed by governments now must tackle the root causes of climate change—burning fossil fuels and degrading nature. By working together, business and government can be a powerful catalyst for change. That’s why companies are calling for ambitious #NDCs that unlock fast-moving investment and accelerate the clean-energy transition. As #COP30 host and an early mover in submitting its 2035 NDC, Brazil is pushing the global climate agenda forward and establishing itself as a leader. Its new target—a 59–67% emissions reduction by 2035 (from 2005 levels)—is a major step forward from its existing target for 2030. Now, the focus shifts to implementation. With Brazil’s Climate Plan (Plano Clima) in development, ensuring strong private sector engagement is crucial.  📥 Download the full report:  🔗English:  https://lnkd.in/eT-r2bsP   🔗Português: https://lnkd.in/ejaVYZKZ #BrazilNDC #ClimateAction #EnergyTransition #COP30 #FossilToClean

In turbulent times, those of us working on #climate and sustainability need networks that can support and energise us. Yesterday, we brought together the Women Leading on Climate network I co-lead with Catherine McKenna to build solidarity and to strategize on how we can work together to overcome our collective challenges. It was also a space to remind ourselves of the progress that is being made - despite the noise. We talked about the unstoppable growth and falling cost of #CleanEnergy, the transformative impact the #ParisAgreement has had in raising ambition, and the companies, investors and subnational governments that are continuing to go all in on the clean energy transition because it makes business and economic sense. Ahead of #IWD2025 we want to recognise all the women in this network and beyond – and the men who work with them - who are driving action for climate and nature forwards in business, policy, science and government at all levels. We can do this! 💪 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gXQ3V83F #InternationalWomensday #WomenLeadingOnClimate

📢 Register for the Fossil to Clean - Business Action Checklists launch webinar. Discover practical strategies to decarbonize your core operations with the We Mean Business Coalition's forthcoming Business Action Checklists. Developed in collaboration with industry leaders and coalition partners, the checklists outline clear steps for companies to take in the near-term (2-5 years) to phase out #fossilfuels and scale clean energy solutions.    📅 Wednesday, March 26, 2025  🕒 10am Eastern Time / 2pm Greenwich Mean Time    In this webinar, corporate professionals will learn about the checklists and how to: ✅ Identify cost-efficient pathways to transition to clean operations   ✅ Reduce exposure to transition risks such as regulatory compliance   ✅ Enhance reputation among consumers and employees   ✅ Strengthen resilience to energy price shocks    The Fossil to Clean Business Action Checklists are designed to help companies across different sectors, sizes and regions. 🔗 Reserve your spot now: https://lnkd.in/eYpzZuev For more information, contact FFPO@wmbcoalition.org. #FossilToClean 

👏 The Beyond Alliance launched the Common App today, an initiative designed to streamline and harmonize information collection for corporate buyers of Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) credit projects. In collaboration with Beyond members, the Common App establishes a streamlined information-request template for carbon credit project developers to signal expectations around project integrity and quality. The tool is available for download by any company looking to enhance their procurement process and align with leading corporate buyers across voluntary carbon market projects.  Luke Pritchard, Director of the Beyond Alliance: “The launch of the Common App advances Beyond’s goal of better connecting buyers with high-integrity and high-impact projects, helping maximize the climate and social impact of limited voluntary corporate climate finance.” 🔗  https://lnkd.in/er_D7wHB   

📢 We are excited to announce the launch of the Beyond Alliance’s LinkedIn page. Beyond is a dynamic alliance of companies and NGOs driving climate solutions for business. The Beyond Alliance was founded in 2020 to create a space to improve and scale business investment in climate solutions aligned to a 1.5°C future. Housed within the We Mean Business Coalition secretariat since 2024, Beyond’s unique approach is built on fostering collaborations, empowering with education, championing advocacy and amplifying communication. At the heart of this is scaling corporate finance through market-based mechanisms.   As the We Mean Business Coalition works to catalyze business and policy action to halve emissions by 2030 and transition to a #netzero economy by 2050, Beyond supports businesses in mobilizing corporate finance into the high-integrity climate solutions behind a zero-carbon future. 🔗 Follow the Beyond Alliance for more information and discover more about the work of Beyond here: https://lnkd.in/eFiT7Gpv Thank you to Amazon, Autodesk, Catona Climate, Conservation International, The Walt Disney Company, EDF, Google, Mars, Meta, Microsoft, Netflix, Salesforce, UN Environment Programme, Starbucks, Workday, WWF for their participation and support of the Beyond Alliance