28 Mar 2025
Insight | Corporate climate action and geopolitics: navigating turbulent times
The world is in flux. Geopolitical tensions, shifting policy landscapes, and the escalating realities of climate change are creating a complex environment for businesses. For board directors, this presents a significant challenge: navigating the current shifts creating uncertainty whilst ensuring… More →
Insights
21 Mar 2025
Announcing an updated “Climate and Nature in the Boardroom” course, now available in Spanish
The Climate Governance Initiative has launched an updated and expanded online course for board directors, now titled “Climate and Nature in the Boardroom“. This free, interactive, 30-minute programme provides a concise introduction to climate change and the associated business risks and… More →
News, Press Release
05 Mar 2024
Climate Governance Initiative launches free online course on effective climate governance for board directors
From today, board directors across the globe will be empowered to act as effective stewards of their companies in a changing climate, through a new online course called Climate in the Boardroom from the Climate Governance Initiative. The Climate Governance… More →
News, Press Release
03 Jul 2023
The Chairperson’s Guide to Climate Integrity
This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance in collaboration with Deloitte, explores how organisations, guided by their Chairs, non-executive directors and board members, can earn and enhance trust through the sustainability transition. More →
Resources
14 Nov 2022
From Glasgow Declaration to climate action: Towards a net zero, nature positive tourism industry
This session updates on the achievements in the tourism sector one year after the Glasgow Declaration at COP 26, and the challenges to active pathways (Measure, Decarbonise, Regenerate, Collaborate, and Finance). More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
What gets measured: how investors approach climate and metrics
The short-term outlook of the financial sector will prevent sector players from seeing the cost of the risks of climate change. The current challenges faced by the corporate sectors include the lack of data in the social and environmental dimensions to do further analysis for measurement, and the lack of requirements to conduct a full and effective impact assessment methodology. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Should your board consider a ‘say-on-climate’ vote at the next AGM?
This session reviews the key dynamics around Say on Climate votes in Europe, including results, proxy advisors’ policies and positions, and emerging trends. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Strategic Integration of Sustainability – Accelerated by Engaged and Active Owners
How can the value creation agenda be improved and accelerated through proactive owners and their engagement with the board?
This webinar focusses on Climate Governance Principle 8 and the exchange between shareholders, other stakeholders, and the board with the purpose to accelerate the climate and sustainability agenda. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Climate and people: putting passion into board practice
This session featured an interesting and inspiring exchange of ideas where climate governance was discussed from various perspectives: finance, technology and innovation, and with regards to how multiple roles and perspectives within a supervisory board could benefit climate protection and sustainability. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Ambition to Action: Keynote Conversation 3
Businesses are at the forefront of driving climate action. While regulations currently lag behind IPCC guidance, the private sector is driving change toward lower-carbon pathways. In the final scene setting session of the day, introducing the portion of the programme focussing on the Americas, Antonia Gawel moderated a conversation with Rahul Bhardwaj and Clarissa Lins on the Global Summit’s theme of Ambition to Action. This high-level discussion focussed on current drivers and challenges for boards, and the tools that are available to help directors meet these challenges in the transition to net zero amid a changing regulatory landscape.
This webinar focusses on Climate Governance Principle 8 and the exchange between shareholders, other stakeholders, and the board with the purpose to accelerate the climate and sustainability agenda. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Sustainable financing, sustainable future?
The climate crisis is not just an environmental phenomenon, it is a social imperative demanding an economic transformation across all sectors. Both physical and transition risks are profoundly changing the landscape companies operate in, so boards need to adapt and demonstrate how their businesses will thrive by delivering solutions. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Zero ambitions: what is the role of boards on climate?
This session discussed the roles of the board, their responsibilities, and strategic options they can take in managing climate risks (i.e. emissions reduction targets) and taking advantage of associated opportunities. More →
Global Summit 2022
22 Sep 2022
The Chairperson’s Guide to a Just Transition
The World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative, in collaboration with Deloitte, have produced a guidebook to provide corporate board members with an overview of the just transition and why it is essential in shaping corporate strategy. More →
News, Resources
29 Jul 2022
Primer on Climate Change: Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations
The evolution of our understanding of climate change from an ethical or environmental issue to one that presents foreseeable financial and systemic risks (and opportunities) over short, medium and long-term investment horizons has significantly changed its relevance to the governance… More →
Resources
29 Jul 2022
PRESS RELEASE: Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative publishes the 2nd edition of the Primer on Climate Change: Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations
The Climate Governance Initiative, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI), today is proud to issue the second edition to the Primer on Climate Change: Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations. This edition provides the latest information for… More →
News, Press Release
11 Nov 2021
Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition
Read this guidebook to explore how to drive the climate strategy by meaningfully embedding it within executive compensation frameworks. More →
Resources
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