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
19 Jan 2023
The Chairperson’s Guide to Valuing Nature
This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, explores risks and opportunities related to nature loss, and outlines key steps Chairs, non-executive directors and board members can take to incorporate nature as core to business strategy. More →
News, Resources
24 Nov 2022
Climate Change Beyond Borders: Incorporating supply chains into your boardroom climate strategy
This session discussed how supply chain strategy is gaining greater prominence within the boardrooms as organizations manage their transition to a net zero future. Supply chain strategy is a critical issue for boardrooms across North America as organizations face transportation bottlenecks, increased political risk, sustainability concerns and increased trade barriers. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Ambition to Action: Keynote Conversation 1
In this first of three keynote panels on ‘Ambition to Action’, to open the Climate Governance Initiative Global Summit in the Asia Pacific region, Shai Ganu and Penny Bingham-Hall discussed how boards are tackling climate change and where improvements need to be made. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Agriculture Sector: Challenges and Actions
Climate change is impacting the agricultural sector at a rapid pace. Tropical storms, flooding, rising sea levels and coastal erosion all affect agriculture and the ability for farmers to sustain crops and meet supply and demand. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Climate governance and war: How the CGI principles can support corporates to overcome the regional economic and energy crisis
Chapter Zero Ukraine & Caucasus, together with Chapter Zero Poland, hosted a discussion about the challenges in the current war and energy crises, investment in ESG, green recovery and options for providing energy across Europe in the face of war and climate change. 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
Europe Energy Transition: a balancing act between securing energy and net zero targets
The Coronavirus first, and the tilting of the global geopolitical chessboard afterwards, have created emergency situations to which governments are responding with extraordinary measures. Will the journey toward net zero goals be redrafted? Shall companies’ investments be reviewed under such volatile and uncertain scenarios? How can boards of directors keep the bar high on climate mitigation strategies? More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
The climate change challenge in the real estate industry: Board responsibility and capacity building in engaging investors and protecting portfolios values
The real estate sector is responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of carbon emissions, therefore, is able to play a key role in the mitigation of climate change towards net zero. The conference emphasized the delicate issue of ecological transition of one of the most important sectors for the economy in one in one of the most critical phases since the Second World War. More →
Global Summit 2022
12 Oct 2022
Ambition to Action: Global Summit 2022 Closing Remarks
Bringing 24 hours of inspiring and action-focused sessions to a close, Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle, Climate Governance Initiative Board member and Karina Litvack, Chairman of the Climate Governance Initiative, delivered their closing remarks. 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
Boardroom decisions: act on a fictional board playing out its net zero strategy
As temporary members of the board of a fictitious global food manufacturing company ‘EatWell Plc’, attendees were invited to vote on strategic issues in four different scenarios between now and 2030. The outcome of their votes was then discussed by our panel of experts, who provided insights into emerging dilemmas facing companies as they tackle the changing climate environment. 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
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 →
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