Ambition, Action, Advocacy, Accountability

The document outlines a comprehensive leadership framework for companies to address the climate crisis. It emphasizes setting science-based net-zero targets aligned with a 1.5°C pathway, integrating climate goals into core business strategies, advocating for bold public policy, and maintaining transparent disclosure of progress and governance.

• Corporate climate ambition must be grounded in science, specifically aiming to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. This requires companies to set targets to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050, though the guide suggests leaders should aim for 2040.
• Businesses should prioritize nature-based solutions, which are estimated to potentially provide one-third of the emissions reductions and removals necessary to meet the Paris Agreement. This includes eliminating tropical deforestation and ecosystem degradation from supply chains by 2025.
• A just transition is essential for climate leadership, requiring companies to ensure the shift to a net-zero economy is equitable and inclusive. This involves discussing decarbonization strategies with workers and local governments and creating new green jobs.
• Effective climate action requires embedding climate goals into all business functions and tying executive compensation to the delivery of the climate strategy. Companies are encouraged to reduce Scope 1 and 2 emissions and address Scope 3 emissions by requiring suppliers to set science-based targets.
• Corporate advocacy should focus on promoting science-based climate policies and ensuring that trade associations and political spending are aligned with the 1.5°C pathway. Companies are advised to publicly distance themselves from or leave associations that obstruct climate progress.
• Accountability is achieved through the transparent disclosure of climate transition action plans and annual emissions reporting across Scopes 1, 2, and 3. This includes disclosing board oversight of climate issues and the alignment of lobbying activities with climate goals.

APA

We Mean Business Coalition (n.d.). Ambition, Action, Advocacy, Accountability. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WMBC_4AsOfClimateLeadership_downloadable.pdf

Chicago

We Mean Business Coalition. Ambition, Action, Advocacy, Accountability. n.d. https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WMBC_4AsOfClimateLeadership_downloadable.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wemeanbusinesscoalitionndambition, author = {{We Mean Business Coalition}}, title = {{Ambition, Action, Advocacy, Accountability}}, institution = {We Mean Business Coalition}, url = {https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WMBC_4AsOfClimateLeadership_downloadable.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }