1、In the second instalment in our ESG and sustainability series,we turn our attention to the subject of climate change and the peoplerelated issues organizations need to consider on their path to carbon neutrality.A peoplepowered solution to climatechange2Carbon neutrality:nine years togoand everythin

2、g still to doWhen the landmark Paris Agreement,negotiated by 196 parties at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference,came into force on 4 November 2016 several major signatories,including the European Union and the UK,vowed to become climate neutral by 2050.So far,theinspiring words have no

3、t been matched by decisive actions.Time marches on and our main climate indicators continue to worsen.That 2050 target is starting to look too casual rather than too ambitious,with most environmental scientists now saying that significant reductions in fossil fuel production are needed before 20301

4、if we are to standany chance of averting disaster.Corporations are largely responsible for climate emissions(the CDPs 2017 Carbon Majors Report2 revealed that just 100 companies have been the sourceof more than 70%of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions since 1988).So,corporations must be atthe foref

5、ront of change,taking clear,irreversible steps towards carbon neutrality or carbon freedom.Some have remained completely silent on the issue.Others have pledged to reduce their emissions without yet explaining how they intend to do it.Stillothers,including Apple,Microsoft,Google,Unilever,AstraZeneca

6、 and IKEA,have gone publicwithdetailed targets and plans.But even those companies that have committed toreaching net zero by 2030,and that are clear aboutwhat actions they need to take toget there,maystruggle to achieve the kindoftransformation we all need to see.Why?Because,as we highlighted in our