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The global economy is at a defining moment in its efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Ensuring that the world reduces the worst impacts of climate change and does not go beyond 1.5C of warming will require far reaching and unprecedented changes across society. The science is clear that the next few years are crucial as the risks of climate change and nature loss continue to escalate and the window for meeting global climate goals closes.
The corporate sector has a central role to play in rapidly reducing total emissions from their business in line with validated science-based targets. Companies are facing increased stakeholder pressure from shareholders, customers, investors, policymakers, and civil society organisations, to develop and deliver credible net zero strategies.
These pressures will only continue to intensify in the coming years, but many businesses and investors remain understandably uncertain as to how to engineer such a fundamental, rapid, and unprecedented transformation, while also delivering on their wider commercial goals.
Now, in an effort to increase ambition and support companies in their net zero transition plans, WWF is unveiling its vision of what true corporate leadership looks like.
This guidance aims to highlight best practice in corporate climate leadership, by going beyond standard leadership declarations and showcasing the actions we need if we want to keep on track for 1.5-degrees. It was developed to aid companies in their sustainability journey and provide guidance that can help firms deliver on ambitious and credible net zero goals.
This exclusive webinar will provide a unique insight into WWF and its partners’ work to establish a template for businesses to follow through to 2030 and real-world examples of what net zero best practices look like.
Panellists
James Murray is Editor-in-Chief of BusinessGreen, having launched the site in October 2007. He is responsible for BusinessGreen's leading news, opinion and analysis, and also contributes to the brand's expanding events' programme. James is one of the UK's leading commentators on the low carbon economy. He writes occasionally for The Guardian newspaper and has also reported for BBC Radio on a number of green technology stories. James reports daily on a wide range of green business issues, with a particular focus on low carbon policy, economics and technology. In March 2011, James was voted number eight in the Press Gazette's list of the top 50 environmental journalists in the UK. Prior to launching BusinessGreen, James spent five years as a technology journalist working on a variety of IT titles.
Kim has in his previous role as Strategy Lead for climate set a long-term strategy for H&M Group with a 56% absolute reduction goal. He has a passion for transparency and communication, working against corporate greenwashing. Kim is committed to work with people’s mindset and use the power of business to steer decision making and achieve true change. He is now managing the Green Investment team for H&M Group´s global production organization and is fully focused on decarbonizing H&M Groups supply chain by giving direct or indirect financial support to suppliers while integrating how the company steers business towards low emitting suppliers. He has been in the company since 2008 and have a diversified background within the group.
Andreas Ahrens, MSc in Engineering, leads the climate agenda for Inter IKEA Group (the IKEA franchisor) and the full IKEA value-chain – from raw material extraction to product end-of-life. He is the main spokesperson for climate – internally and externally – for the total climate agenda at IKEA. He also leads the connected strategic initiative to secure that IKEA develop the organisation to meet the set strategic commitments and targets to become climate positive by 2030 by reducing more greenhouse gas emissions than the IKEA value chain emits, while growing the IKEA business. He has previously worked extensively with sustainability integration into both product development and supply chain management, with special focus on climate and circular economy
Karen Ellis is Chief Economist at WWF UK, and leads a cross-organisational programme of work focusing on how to transform the economic and financial system for sustainability. She is an economist with 25 years’ experience in the public and private sectors. Karen previously worked as an economist at HM Treasury, and at the Department for International Development, with a focus on international economics, private sector development, growth, investment, financial regulation and macroeconomic policy issues. Karen also worked at the Overseas Development Institute, where she led the Private Sector and Markets Programme, focusing on the role of business in achieving sustainable development. Karen started her career as a consultant for London Economics, advising on financial regulatory issues for private sector clients.
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