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The 'Guidance to assess transition plans' by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for evaluating corporate strategies to reach net zero emissions. It introduces the 'Triple A' framework—Ambition, Action, and Accountability—and five specific 'Hallmarks' to help stakeholders identify credible, science-based transition plans that align with the 1.5-degree Paris Agreement goal.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines a framework for corporate financing of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to ensure they support rather than hinder global climate goals. The authors argue that carbon credits should only be used to "counterbalance" residual emissions after a company has demonstrated aggressive internal decarbonization aligned with 1.5°C science-based targets. The document emphasizes the need for high-integrity supply-side standards, advocating for a "jurisdictional approach" over project-scale credits to better manage risks like leakage and permanence.

The World Resources Institute provides guidance for companies in the apparel and footwear sector—including retailers, brands, manufacturers, and mills—to set and achieve science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement.

This research paper quantifies the impact of science-based targets (SBTs) from 22 Indian companies on India's 2030 NDC goals. It finds that these targets could reduce national GHG emissions by 0.51% to 0.62% and industry sector emissions by 1.89% to 2.4% by 2030, while slowing the companies' annual emissions growth from 3.89% to 3.07%.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute identifies seven organizational, intermediary, and contextual barriers that prevent large U.S. companies (specifically Fortune 500 firms) from advocating for science-based climate policy at the federal level. The author argues that voluntary corporate actions are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C pathway and that corporate climate leadership must include active policy advocacy to generate necessary political capital.

The 'Roadmap to Net Zero' report, developed by the World Resources Institute and the Apparel Impact Institute, provides a strategy for the apparel sector to achieve a 45% absolute emissions reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050. It estimates 2019 sector emissions at 1.025 gigatons CO2e and identifies six key technical interventions and a shift toward circular business models to align with a 1.5°C warming scenario.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute examines how organizations can measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from air travel and implement science-based reduction targets, utilizing case studies from various non-profit and corporate entities.