How companies can stabilize the patient called planet Earth

With the Earth well outside the safe operating space for humanity, according to a new report, here’s how companies can take action.

Leading decarbonization: business has a crucial role to play in tackling climate change 

Companies must step up action to cut emissions if a climate catastrophe is to be averted, and progress will accelerate as they realize that significant business advantages can be gained from decarbonization strategies, says Knut Haanaes.

How to increase integrity in the voluntary carbon market

Despite the scandals that discredited the market earlier this year, a transparent and regulated voluntary carbon market is an important tool to bring us back on our 1.5°C pathway.

Sustainability: short-term gains will destroy us all  

If humans are to survive and thrive, organizations must learn to become regenerative – a shift that will be nothing short of a rebirth for many, argues Carlos Álvarez Pereira of the Club of Rome. Here he offers advice on how to begin the transformation.

Climate change: how the finance sector can become a force for good

Based on their research for E4S, Jean-Pierre Danthine and Florence Hugard examine the steps financiers and investors need to take to become the ‘white knights’ of the sustainability revolution.

Words of deeds: 5 steps to turn your net zero pledge into action

Ambitious rhetoric and pledges to achieve net zero carbon emissions by mid-century have not been backed up by actionable strategies. It’s time for CEOs to take the lead on decarbonization.

How to make the business case for a sustainability strategy

In the first of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jules Wurlod explain why any successful sustainability strategy needs to be underpinned by a solid business case.

Businesses are forging ahead with climate action despite patchy progress at COP27

The recent COP27 meeting made only limited headway on measures to tackle climate change, but climate action by companies gives more grounds for optimism, and the current challenging economic and geopolitical environment is not going to divert businesses from their net-zero commitments, WBCSD CEO Peter Bakker tells Knut Haanaes

Towards climate-neutral aviation: fewer flights, benefits for biodiversity and society, and renewed legitimacy for airlines

To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance carbon removal projects. This would require significant adjustments for companies and agricultural communities across the world, but it could also give airlines renewed legitimacy.

Social costs key challenge when going green

Håkan Agnevall, chief executive of Finland’s Wärtsilä, one of the world’s leading power technology and services providers for the maritime and energy industries, gives his view on the human dimension of sustainability 

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