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What moves the corporate climate needle? Have a look at our Net-Zero report surveying 1,400 sustainability executives across the globe on their take-aways and key drivers towards a net-zero world. Summa summarum: 📢 Climate conscious companies, those with senior executives with sustainability mandates in their title, are taking action, the others less so. 💡 Customer demand is the biggest driver for climate action, while investor pressure has fallen or plays less of a role. 🔍 About half the companies surveyed say that climate communications have become challenging for risk of scrutiny, choosing to say less or nothing instead of being transparent about the actions they have taken. Full report available here: https://lnkd.in/e7TxyZND See a summary of the report findings in the Wall Street Journal: https://lnkd.in/erPnx-y4

Accelerating Climate Action with Diversified Carbon Removal Portfolios. Chief Sustainability Officers and their other C-Suite peers are entrusted with developing companies’ net zero strategies while optimizing budgets and mitigating risks. The urgency of climate action is compelling leaders to explore innovative solutions; this has brought carbon removal technologies to the center stage of the climate action discourse. https://lnkd.in/d-hS36ry

While every day at Swiss Re, we're continuously striving to make decisions and take action that steers our business towards sustainable progress, yesterday was the one special day in the year when we transparently share with all stakeholders how we are doing on these ambitions. #sustainabilityreport #societalimpact #societalresilience

Climate change is a critical challenge facing our planet, and businesses must take action. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce that SoftServe has officially committed to the Science Based Targets initiative. Setting ambitious targets shows our dedication to reducing the environmental impact and building a more sustainable future. SoftServe has committed to developing near-term decarbonization targets aligned with climate science and has set an ultimate goal of Net Zero to be achieved by 2050. Sustainability is the way! Learn more about the steps we’re taking for the greener future: https://lnkd.in/dejxgPcg

Yesterday we published our #Sustainability Report 2023. With climate change again making headlines in 2023, we continued to tackle climate change by focusing on implementing the two ambitions of our Group Sustainability Strategy: advancing the net-zero transition and building societal resilience. Read our report to learn about Swiss Re's concrete actions: https://ow.ly/Wipe50QSY6m.

🗣️ This week, our Global Sustainability Markets Leader, Renate de Lange, is at #ClimateWeekNYC, discussing how businesses can address the most pressing sustainability challenges and reflecting on this year's theme, ‘It’s Time,’ which highlights the urgent need for progress. Discover more insights and learn about Climate Week NYC 2024: pwc.to/ClimateWeekNYC24 #Sustainability #Climate

Want to understand more about what a just transition means in practice? These insights are well worth a listen!

Hello please complete and share our first sustainability survey so we can better understand the great initiatives and what support is needed and where across the county #hertfordshire #sustainability #communityengagement #climatechange #climateaction

Want to catch up on the latest corporate climate action trends? South Pole has just launched its latest Net Zero Report that takes a deep dive into the state of global corporate climate action. It includes insights from 1,400 global sustainability executives on what drives their climate commitments, what they view as risks, what solutions they’re prioritising, and how their organisations are progressing on their net zero emissions journey. My own take-aways: 1.  92% of listed companies around the world still haven't publicly committed to net zero - that is a huge number and a stark reminder of the work that still needs to be done 2. the interviewed group of climate-conscious companies are setting climate goals, but decrease their communications around it; it's a shame that they cannot communicate because of stakeholder scrutiny and increasingly complex regulations 3. the majority of surveyed companies, also in hard-to-abate industries, plan to reach their net zero targets by or before 2030 which is maybe too ambitious - a credible net-zero commitment is not just a target but should show a clear understanding of the transformation needed incl. roadmap and science to back up the target. Operationalization vs. just setting a target Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/dAkSvi9y #NetZero #ClimateSolutions #ClimateAction #ClimateImpactforAll

🌍 Sustainability is a defining issue of the 21st century, and businesses have a crucial role to play - including our own. As well as continuing to support emissions reduction at scale and speed, helping clients move faster toward their net zero goals and being on track to reaching our own net zero commitments, we know that emissions reduction alone isn’t enough. We must also adapt to the climate change that is already happening and will continue to accelerate. Scroll through just some of the ways we’ve continued to act on adaptation, and discover more insights in our Global Annual Review: https://pwc.to/3SHh3Zp #PwCGAR23 #Sustainability  #TheNewEquation