Climate

Why we value the Climate

We are all acutely aware that the current climate crisis continues without adequate solutions. Unless businesses take action to reduce their emissions, we are collectively very unlikely to reach the target of staying below the limit of 2 degrees of warming called for in the Paris Agreement. It is not only vital that businesses act swiftly to curb their emissions, but that they also evaluate how climate change and the policy interventions aimed at mitigating its effects may affect them in the future.

How we measure it

We measure climate impact by looking at your energy consumption and emissions across your value chain, from sourcing and manufacturing (if relevant), to logistics, energy, operations and transportation. We don’t require you to provide us with any emissions measurements in order to complete your assessment, but we do encourage you to consider making these measurements in the future if you are not already doing so. Without a thorough understanding of the emissions our businesses produce, we cannot set about monitoring, reducing, eliminating or offsetting them. You can learn more about scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions in our FuturePlus glossary. We also look at how your organisation is responding to climate-related risk.