Remove 2015 Remove Climate Change Remove Greenhouse Gas Protocol Remove Supply Chains
article thumbnail

Achieving Net-Zero Is More Than Setting Targets

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: When the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) was launched in 2015, the goal was to recruit 100 companies. Now, almost 2,900 are on track to reach the targets set by SBTi for how much and how quickly they need to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Net Zero 130
article thumbnail

4 Steps Your Company Can Take to Move Toward Net Zero

B the Change

How to Set Business Targets That Help Address Climate Change (Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn on Unsplash ) This article by Matthew Lynch , Rob Klassen , and Chelsea Hicks-Webster is part of “ The Basics ” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Eight Myths Debunked

Chris Hall

The draft rule is based on the globally accepted framework of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). The draft rule addresses climate financial risks already in the marketplace, and those that are rapidly emerging. . Myth 1: Climate change isn’t a financial risk .

article thumbnail

Creating a Business Climate Action Plan Centered in Justice

B the Change

How Companies Can Center Most Affected Communities in Climate Action Work (Photo by Rodrigo Flores on Unsplash ) With the future of our planet under threat, more business leaders are taking action on climate change. To guide Certified B Corporations and other sustainable businesses on this climate justice work, B Lab U.S. &

article thumbnail

Not as Green as it Seems

Chris Hall

The software market is also faring poorly for ‘Scope 2 emissions Intensity’ which captures GHG emissions from consumption of purchased electricity, heat or steam by the company, as categorised by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, divided by the company’s revenue. in 2014 rising to 6.66 Scope 3 reporting.

article thumbnail

Sustainable Agriculture Comes Full Circle With Data Science

3BL Media

At the same time, climate change presents new challenges, such as water scarcity and increasingly severe and frequent extreme weather events. Scope 3 programs cannot succeed without the partnership of many supply chain partners. It’s a very fragmented industry, and the data is non-trivial,” she told us.