Executive Resources
The following resources have been collated to support CLC signatory leaders to remain up to date with key climate trends and support the acceleration of climate action within their organisations.
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The science of climate change
It’s important to understand the science behind climate change as it drives business action to mitigate and adapt. These resources provide an overview of the key science and global targets that underpin action.
- What is climate change? by the United Nations
- What is the Paris Agreement? by the UN (Video)
- IPCC Scenarios at 1.5 and 2 degrees from IPCC 5 years of reports – what you need to know by the World Economic Forum (2023)
- Net Zero by 2050 (Video by Climate Now)
- What does the new IPCC report mean for board directors? (Report by Chapter Zero)
Scope 1, 2 & 3
What are the different types of emissions?
- Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions Explained (Video by Climate Now)
Climate change and business strategy
Guidance for establishing an organisational sustainability strategy.
- Net Zero Business Briefing by Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (Paper – 2020)
- Institute of Directors and Chapter Zero Board Toolkit 2023 (Paper)
- Climate Governance for Directors (Paper by Deloitte, Toitū Tahua and SBC)
Targets and reporting
Drivers to set emission reduction targets aligned with science and support to navigate the evolving reporting landscape.
- Setting Science Based Targets to Combat Climate Change (Webpage by Harvard Business Review)
- Five things you need to know about science-based targets (Deloitte)
- Navigating the Climate Disclosure landscape: 2023 update (Chapter Zero)
Climate Action Plans
Journey of translating targets into achievable climate action plans (Emission Reduction Plans).
- Climate Action Transition Plans (We Mean Business Coalition)
- Five principles for business on the role of nature in their climate plans (We Mean Business Coalition)
Climate change risk and opportunities
What are climate change risks and opportunities and how can organisations approach them?
- What are the physical and transitional climate risks? (Video by Climate Partner)
- Climate change is an opportunity for business to thrive (Oliver Wyman)
- Chairs Guide to Climate Action: Navigating tradeoffs and opportunities in a climate driven future (Deloitte Report)
How can organisations adapt to climate change?
Resources to understand what our future may look like and what businesses can do to adapt to climate change.
Organisations and nature
Nature plays a critical role in climate action. Understand the new metrics and targets to understand an organisation’s impact on nature and the impact of nature on organisations.
- The first science-based targets for nature (Report by Science Based Targets Network)
What is a ‘just transition’ and what is the role of organisations?
How we get to net zero 2050 is important. Organisations are increasingly focused on ensuring that the path to 2050 is fair, equitable and inclusive for employees, suppliers, and communities. Resources to understand ‘just transition’ and what it means for business.
- Just transitions explained via coal mining example (Video by Grist)
- Importance of just transition for a board (Video by Deloitte)
- Just Transition a Business Guide (Executive Summary – B Team)
How to focus your organisation?
A key driver of climate action within business comes from the executives engaging key stakeholders. These resources explore how leaders might transform their businesses.
- Setting science-based targets to combat climate change (Harvard Business Review, 2022)
- How BCG is contributing to a more sustainable world (Video by Egon Zehnder)
- Blending vision with practicality CSO of Starbucks (Video by Egon Zehnder)
Role of advocacy
Advocacy plays a key role in climate action. Research shows that there is a feedback loop (Ambition Loop) between business and government. CLC plays a key role in Aotearoa’s ambition loop.
- A framework for Responsible Policy Engagement (We Mean Business Coalition 2023)
- See what policy priorities are most important to your business in the joint CLC & SBC 2023 Pre-election briefing