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05 Nov 2015 Science-based Emissions Targets: The key to sending a strong corporate signal before COP 21 Have you noticed the growing number of companies speaking up for climate action this year? In April, 43 CEOs representing companies with operations in more than 150 countries signed a joint letter calling for “governments to take bold action at the Paris climate conference (COP21) in December 2015 to secure a more prosperous world for all of us.”...

25 Sep 2015 The business case for science-based targets to reduce emissions As national leaders gather in New York for Climate Week, many of the world’s 500 largest companies are already considering their impact on Earth’s climate. Eighty percent of them have set targets to reduce their climate-warming emissions...

22 May 2015 Companies cannot keep shying away from setting tough climate targets Only a handful of companies are setting emission reduction targets in line with what climate scientists say is necessary – that must change...

20 May 2015 This is leadership: why companies are setting emissions goals based on science Corporate climate action has come a long way in recent years. About 81 percent of the world’s 500 largest companies have set greenhouse gas reduction targets...

06 May 2015 Targets: what do they mean to your business? As we count down to the highly anticipated UN climate talks in Paris this December, countries, states and businesses have been paving the way for a deal by putting forward targets for how they will tackle climate change. The state of California, the world’s eighth-largest economy, is the latest to announce its goal: to cut 40% of its emissions from 1990 levels by 2030.

04 Dec 2014 Aiming with your eyes open Long-term planning may be difficult in the fast-moving world of business, but it’s at the core of what all companies must do well to thrive. This is no different when it comes to setting ambitious emissions reduction goals.