Climate Change and Navigating Net-Zero

Climate Change is a term we are all familiar with and with the growth of ESG and growing stakeholder expectations it is becoming synonymous with ethical and sustainable business practices.But what actually is Climate Change? And why is it relevant to businesses? In this session we will define Climate Change in simple to understand terms - breaking down the key terms and phrases which are often used interchangeably. We will explore the causes and impacts of climate change paying particular attention to why we must strive to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C and what we can do to achieve this.

• Be able to define climate change in simple terms• Recognise the causes and impacts of climate change • Understand its relevance to business and the role businesses could and should be playing • Understand how we can combat climate change and why we need to act now