We believe climate change is a critical global issue which requires leadership and immediate action from every sector of society.
ALAIN BELDA, Alcoa Chairman and CEO
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Climate leaders
Climate Leaders
The Climate Leaders section displays individuals who have shown a great commitment to climate change. We are currently filming interviews with CEOs of companies, government ministers and people in the community who are going above and beyond in their efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the effects of climate change.
View video clip - Alan Buckle and Richard Sharman, KPMG
Alan Buckle and Richard Sharman of KPMG’s Carbon Advisory Group discuss the importance of climate change for today’s business.View video clip - Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP
Achim Steiner, Executive Director of UNEP, discusses the leadership role of business in the fight against climate change, in the run up to the Bali conference.Bush climate plan criticized for lacking urgency
17 Apr 2008
Government, NGO and business leaders convene in singapore to discuss action on climate change
14 Apr 2008
Leading corporations cut greenhouse gases
06 Dec 2007
A framework for climate change and global equity
Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, outlines a framework for climate change and global equity. Read More >>Climate change is unequivocal
R K Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC, sets out some key findings from the IPCC's recent Fourth Assessment Report. Read More >>Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform
Georg Kell, Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, takes a closer look at Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform. Read More >>Partnerships and climate change
Dr Aled Jones of the Cambridge Programme for Industry says partnerships allow governments to implement poicies to drive change and business to respond rapidly. Read More >>Investors: A new world of risk and opportunity
Mindy S Lubber, Director of INCR, and Russell Read, California Public Employees’ Retirement System, look at the pressure put on companies to make climate change a priority issue by investors. Read More >>Links and resources
Climate Counts
Website aimed at consumers that rates company efforts on mitigating climate change.
Climate Change: Followers and Leaders
An analysis of policy and performance across the FTSE 350 by the Carbon Neutral Company.
The Global 100
Launched in 2005, the annual Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World is unveiled each year at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
AccountAbility
AccountAbility works to develop new thinking, tools and connections that enable individuals, institutions and alliances to respond better to global challenges.
International Climate Leaders discuss climate change mitigation
An EPA industry-government partnership that works with companies to develop long term comprehensive climate change strategies.
The Climate Leadership Programme
Developed in association with The Climate Group and Duke University to help high level business executives understand how to seize the business advantage in addressing global climate change.
Business Environment Leadership Council (BELC)
The largest US based association of corporations focused on addressing the challenges of climate change set up by the Pew Center.
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
A CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.
Global Compact
The United Nations corporate responsibility initiative.
