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Transparency remains low, with only 15 companies defining their emission scopes. The report highlights the 2023 launch of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) steel sector guidance as a key tool for improving target transparency and ambition, citing SSAB and Thyssenkrupp as early adopters.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Half of the top 50 steel producers do not have a net zero target. Specifically, 16 companies (producing 272 Mtpa) have not stated a target in public reporting, and 9 companies (producing 133 Mtpa) provided no information on climate targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Twenty of the top 50 producers now target net zero by 2050 or earlier, an increase from 17 in 2023. However, 5 companies (producing 138 Mtpa) target net zero by 2060 or later, which may delay alignment with the IEA Net Zero Emissions by 2050 (NZE) Scenario.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant lack of intermediate milestones; 23 of the top 50 producers either have not stated a milestone for 2030 or beyond or have not disclosed any information on goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Transparency regarding emission scopes is low, with only 15 of the top 50 producers specifying the scopes they plan to address. Of these, only four companies have included Scopes 1, 2, and 3 in their plans.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) released sector-specific methodology for the iron and steel sector in September 2023 to help companies set Paris-aligned targets. European manufacturers SSAB and Thyssenkrupp had their net zero targets approved by SBTi in June 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The top 50 steel producers are responsible for more than 60% of the sector's emissions and produced 1.1 billion tonnes of steel in 2023, representing approximately 60% of global production (1.9 billion tonnes).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gem-000168#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate target","iron and steel industry","Scope 2","Scope 3","decarbonization","Green steel","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["Sweden","India"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate commitment tracking","sectoral analysis"]},{"id":"wmbco-000241","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wmbco-000241","title":"1.5ºC Now is the time","publisher":{"name":"We Mean Business Coalition","organization":"we-mean-business-coalition"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"en","date_published":"2019-12","source_url":"https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/COP25_Zcard_Web.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The We Mean Business Coalition asserts that a transition to a zero-carbon economy is achievable but requires stronger government intervention to accelerate. The document highlights corporate commitments across power, transport, the built environment, heavy industry, and land use, while calling for policies such as carbon pricing, the removal of fossil fuel subsidies by 2025, and the implementation of robust Article 6 rules under the Paris Agreement to drive systemic change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Businesses are calling for governments to implement specific policies to drive systemic change, including the mandatory adoption of Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, the establishment of a meaningful carbon price, and the total removal of fossil fuel subsidies by 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The We Mean Business coalition partners include over 1,000 companies with a combined market capitalization exceeding US$20.1 trillion, representing nearly 25% of the global economy with emissions equivalent to India's total annual emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Corporate action is accelerating across five key sectors: power (targeting 100% zero-carbon systems in the 2040s), the built environment (targeting net-zero by 2050), transport (calling for an end to internal combustion engine sales by 2030), heavy industry (targeting net-zero by 2050), and land use (promoting climate-smart agriculture).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure the transition is equitable, the document emphasizes the need for 'just transition' plans—including reskilling and social security—developed with workers and employers, as well as the implementation of National Adaptation Plans to protect vulnerable communities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"At COP25, businesses urged governments to agree on robust Article 6 rules for the Paris Agreement to prevent double counting and ensure the environmental integrity of traded units, which would increase the efficiency of the transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000241#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Net-zero emissions","carbon price","fossil fuel subsidy","just transition","renewable energy","electric vehicle","Climate-smart agriculture","national adaptation plan","Nationally Determined Contributions","decarbonization","built environment","heavy industry"],"geography_discussed":["Japan","United States","European Union","United Kingdom","Indonesia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy advocacy","corporate commitment tracking"]},{"id":"wmbco-000205","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wmbco-000205","title":"COP23 - We Mean Business Coalition","publisher":{"name":"We Mean Business Coalition","organization":"we-mean-business-coalition"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2017-11-09","source_url":"https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/what-we-do/for-policymakers/coalition-led-advocacy-interventions-from-business/cop23/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The We Mean Business coalition calls for stronger alignment between government policies and corporate climate action to meet Paris Agreement goals. The coalition highlights significant corporate commitments to emissions reductions and advocates for the Marrakech Partnership and the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue to be used as platforms for enhancing NDCs and building climate resilience.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000205#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Over 600 companies have made more than 1,000 commitments to climate action via the Take Action campaign, with some leading firms setting specific value chain targets. For instance, Mars Inc. pledged US$1 billion for its Sustainable in a Generation Plan to reduce value chain GHG emissions by 27% below 2015 levels by 2025 and 67% by 2050. BT aims to reduce scopes 1 and 2 emissions per unit of gross value added by 87% below 2016/2017 levels by 2030, and upstream scope 3 emissions by 29% in the same period. Additionally, Walmart's Project Gigaton targets the elimination of 1 billion tons of emissions by 2030, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise targets 100 million tons by 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000205#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalition supports the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action but argues that its Technical Examination Processes (TEPs) have been insufficient in addressing domestic policies that hinder ambition or proposing high-impact policy levers. They urge Parties to return to the original strategic intent of the Partnership by focusing on pre-2020 action and using TEPs for structured policy discussions in partnership with the private sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wmbco-000205#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The coalition advocates for the 2018 Facilitative Dialogue to be a continuous process rather than a single event, focusing on assessing collective action to enhance ambition rather than being punitive. 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