The New Corporate Climate Leadership

ISBN-13: 9780367458850 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 226 str.

Edward Cameron; Emilie Prattico

Opis

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the role of the private sector in accelerating the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient and inclusive world. It will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners of climate change and sustainable business.

Spis treści

Introduction PART I Climate risks, response, and rewards for the 21st-century company 1. Climate change: The highest impact risk for global business 2. Overcoming systemic barriers: Shifting to a new climate economy 3. The greatest economic opportunity in history: Building a new climate economy PART II The current corporate climate leadership 4. Building the climate-compatible economy: Strategies for corporate decarbonization and resilience 5. Current corporate leadership: How commitments and inconsistencies shape the private sector response to climate crisis PART III The new corporate climate leadership 6. The innovation agenda: Reimagining the climate-compatible business 7. Financial rewards: Rethinking assets and liabilities in the context of climate change 8. Corporate governance, purpose, and stakeholders: Transforming companies to transform the economy 9. From evolution to revolution: Civil society and rethinking business in a new climate economy Conclusion: Vision 2030: building a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and inclusive world