Today we announce that Luiz Fernando do Amaral is stepping down as CEO of the SBTi, effective July 31st. Luiz is stepping down for personal reasons and Susan Jenny Ehr, currently Chief Legal Officer, will step in as interim CEO. Under Luiz's leadership, the SBTi has grown from an informal group to an organization that has driven exponential growth in global corporate target setting, seeing over 5,500 companies with validated targets and another 3,200 formally committed to the process. We remain focused on delivering our strategy and maintain momentum of our technical work and the separate of the standard development and target validation services. Together, we continue our commitment to driving impactful corporate climate action globally. Read more about the news here: https://lnkd.in/eBRmuzhc
New leadership and Transformation as standard setting body
Big news.
shift your THINKING
3wIt is my fervent hope that the Science Based Targets initiative uses this opportunity to take a deep breath, reflect on and learn from their recent blunders (April 9 statement), and honor its critics as people who are invested in SBTi being a strong and healthy organization. As a standard setter for a global issue, SBTi's primary allegiance must be to planetary science – not to founding members, donors, the corporates you serve, the Board of Trustees (BoT), or others. As a standard setter, there is a normative authority you come to possess – this authority is not yours to assume, but is bestowed upon you by the collective – us. In return we expect you to be a steward for our concerns about the planet and the solutions that get us there. These solutions must be scientifically integrous. The BoT's role should be to support the organization in maintaining its allegiance to planetary science, rather than "setting a strategic steer.” They should be charged with removing barriers to execution as determined by the TAG and SAG. Take the opportunity to #ReachHigher! We are all for your evolution as the bright shining light you can be and is needed.