Climate scenario analysis

from Chapter Zero New Zealand Directors have a critical role in identifying and managing climate change risks and opportunities. This guide from Chapter Zero New Zealand is to support directors to understand their role in the development, analysis and review of climate scenarios. While scenario analysis as a strategic tool is not new, climate scenario […]
Practical guidance by directors for directors on climate governance

The impacts of climate change are increasing in scope, scale, and speed. The time to debate settled science or politics has passed. Organisations need to act. Directors must guide them. Read this guide from Chapter zero New Zealand for practical guidance on effective climate governance. Download the guide and watch the event recording from Chapter […]
The Chairperson’s Guide to Climate Integrity

This guide, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance in collaboration with Deloitte, explores how organisations, guided by their Chairs, non-executive directors and board members, can earn and enhance trust through the sustainability transition. Trust and integrity are at the core of human interactions and relationships – and business is no different. […]
Board structure and capability for climate

From Chapter Zero New Zealand A collection of three resources to support boards in identifying the best climate governance structure and directors capabilities for their organization. The resources consist of an overview of options to consider board structure and director capabilities, a Board structure quick guide, and New Zealand board structure case studies. Download these […]
Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition: 2023 Addendum

In 2021, the Climate Governance Initiative, in collaboration with WTW, published the Executive Compensation Guidebook for Climate Transition. This instructive guide explored how to drive climate strategy by meaningfully embedding it within executive compensation frameworks. Over the 18 months since the original Guidebook’s publication, regulatory and investor contexts and market practice on the inclusion of […]
The Chairperson’s Guide to Valuing Nature

This guide 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. 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 […]
Board scorecard: the performance of the boards facing the climate impacts and the net zero strategy

From Chapter Zero Brazil The Board Scorecard Survey is a research conducted by IBGC in partnership with Chapter Zero Brazil. This survey aims to evaluate how both management and advisory boards are managing the challenges posed by cliamte change and their transition to a net-zero strategy Click here to view the scorecard
Chapter Zero Board Toolkit

From Chapter Zero, the UK Chapter The purpose of this Toolkit is to provide non executive directors with evidence and support to address climate change as a strategic business issue on their boards and to show how they can help their boards take timely, positive and decisive climate action through five clear steps. Access the […]
The Chairperson’s Guide to Decarbonization

The Chairperson’s Guide to Decarbonization, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, focuses on the role of chairpersons and boards in developing a robust climate mitigation strategy. The paper informs chairpersons of the foundational knowledge for why businesses must address climate change and provides a roadmap to […]
The Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action

The Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action provides a summary of highlights from interviews with 16 members of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Chairpersons on the topic of climate action. The Chairperson’s Insights into Climate Action, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, explores key issues and […]