Organizational governance

Incorporation

The SBTi was incorporated in June 2023 and registered as a charity in November 2023. The Charity is the standards system owner, responsible for achieving the organizational mission and vision through the development of standards and projects to drive corporate climate action.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for the governance of the SBTi.

Our Trustees are:

Our permanent UN Advisor to the Board is:

 

Executive Leadership Team

The Executive Leadership Team is responsible for implementing the SBTi’s strategy and for the day-to-day running of the organization.

Meet the Executive Leadership Team

 

Technical Council

The Technical Council is an independent body which oversees the SBTi’s normative technical decision-making and acts as an independent authority to provide expert deliberation on technical documents, including on target setting methods.

Meet the Technical Council

Read the Technical Council Terms of Reference

Find out more about SBTi's Technical Governance

 

SBTi's Subsidiaries

SBTi Services Limited

SBTi Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBTi, incorporated to ensure the impartiality of validation services in respect of SBTi’s standards. SBTi Services independently checks and validates the science-based targets of corporates, financial institutions, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the globe. 

Find out more about SBTi Services' Governance

 

SBTi gGmbh

SBTi gGmbH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBTi, incorporated to employ staff residing in Germany.