Davos 2025 – key climate takeaways for business leaders
In this guest blog, Pim Valdre, of the World Economic Forum, analyses the key developments of not for board directors from the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in 2025.
Top 5 climate-related liability issues that your board should consider
Climate change poses material financial risks and opportunities for companies of all kinds, which can trigger commercial liability exposures. This blog explores the top 5 climate liability issues that directors should interrogate. Click here to view the post from the World Economic Forum.
Sustainability reporting: What directors need to know and do
From Community of Climate Goverance Experts Sarah Baker and Simon Learmount, co-chairs of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Climate Governance Experts explore the rapidly evolving disclosure landscape and why directors must act now to prepare their companies, including key topics: A step-change in sustainability-related financial disclosure requirements represent the biggest shake-up of financial reporting […]
The Chairperson’s Guide to Climate Stakeholders
The Chairperson’s Guide to Climate Stakeholders, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Deloitte, puts a spotlight on how key stakeholder groups are responding to climate change and how they might respond in the future. Chairpersons must be cognisant of the various economic and existential risks presented by […]
Headlines from Davos on Climate
By Pim Valdre, Head of Climate Ambition Initiatives, World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024 took place just a month after the conclusion of COP28 this year. The outcomes and decisions of the global climate conference were front of mind during the climate and nature conversations in Davos between 15 – 19 […]
Do we have the right people on boards to deal with climate change?
From the Community of Climate Governance Experts James Cameron and Emily Farnworth, members of the World Economic Forum’s Community of Climate Governance Experts explore why boards need to change their mindset to address the climate challenge. Key highlights include: Institutional investors and proxy advisors are increasingly focused on the climate-related capabilities and skills of board […]
Climate Governance and the Circular Economy: A Primer for Boards
This primer, produced by the World Economic Forum and the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with Accenture, aims to equip board directors with a practical understanding of the circular economy and how it can be applied to help their organizations achieve climate and environmental commitments while generating new business value and resiliency. The transition to […]
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 Guide to a Just Transition
The transition to a climate-neutral economy will impact people and geographies in different ways. By considering these impacts, businesses have a chance to address previous systemic inequalities and ensure new systems are fair and inclusive, while remaining profitable and in balance with the needs of the people and the environment. The World Economic Forum and […]
Principles for Effective Climate Governance
The purpose of the Principles is to propose tools that can be useful for the board of directors to steer climate risks and opportunities, increase directors’ climate awareness, embed climate issues into board structures and processes and improve navigation of the risks and opportunities that climate change poses to business. The links between climate change […]
