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
10 Jul 2023
SEC climate disclosure briefing for board directors
In March 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a proposal to require US public companies to include climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and periodic reports. While the SEC is still in the process of finalising the disclosure… More →
News, Resources
27 Jun 2023
Navigating the Climate Disclosure Landscape
This summary, alongside the interactive tool, will help you understand and identify the initiatives most relevant to the company boards you sit on. Why is climate disclosure important for board directors? Ensuring transparent disclosure of climate risk and opportunity, so… More →
News, 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
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
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
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
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 2
In this inspiring welcome session, introducing the programme primarily focussed on programming from European Chapters, Emily Farnworth and Angeles Garcia-Poveda discussed Angeles’ personal journey in climate governance and highlighted the transition from generalised climate and ESG conversations to focused changes to corporate governance and culture. Angeles reflected on the role of being a parent in thinking about the future of climate and her role in facilitating solutions for a high-carbon sector and shared what she has seen work in developing impactful climate governance on her board. 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
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
12 Oct 2022
Voices of youth for a cleaner, greener future
Empowering young people is key to our goal of tackling climate change. Neglecting young people means neglecting a transformational opportunity to lay the foundation for a peaceful and sustainable future. 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
30 Sep 2022
Climate Change Disclosures: What Board Directors need to know
Climate-related disclosures are becoming increasingly more common. Several jurisdictions have begun to mandate them, while many others require them on a ‘comply or explain’ basis and have plans to start mandating them in the coming years. This briefing gives an… More →
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