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- Climate & Nature
CDP Splits Into Commercial and Charitable Entities with Permira Investment
Environmental disclosure platform CDP announced a major restructuring and a significant investment from private equity firm Permira, splitting into a commercial business focused on data products and d…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Releases Non-Substantive Usability Updates to Corporate Net-Zero Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative has published minor revisions to its Corporate Net-Zero Standard V1.3 and Corporate Near-Term Criteria V5.3, effective September 15, 2025, with the changes intende…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Services Launches Fully Digitised Target Validation Portal for Corporate Submissions
SBTi Services has launched an upgraded Validation Portal that digitises the entire science-based target submission journey for corporates, replacing spreadsheet-based forms with an interactive digital…
- Climate & Nature
SBTi Publishes Guidance to Drive Decarbonisation Across Supply Chains
The Science Based Targets initiative has released a new guide to help companies develop and achieve scope 3 supplier engagement targets, addressing what is typically the largest source of corporate em…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Opens Public Consultation on Draft Power Sector Net-Zero Standard
The Science Based Targets initiative has released its draft Power Sector Net-Zero Standard for stakeholder feedback, targeting companies involved in power generation, transmission, distribution, stora…
- Standards & Frameworks
More Than 260 Companies Hold Validated Forest Land and Agriculture Science-Based Targets
More than 260 companies worldwide have set validated Forest, Land and Agriculture science-based targets through the SBTi, with a further 1,000 companies committed to setting one, according to SBTi dat…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Consults on Automotive Net-Zero Standard Covering 20 Percent of Global Emissions
The Science Based Targets initiative launched a public consultation on its draft Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard on 12 June 2025, with the feedback window running until 11 August 2025. The standar…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Explains Core Differences Between Near-Term and Net-Zero Climate Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative has published an explainer distinguishing near-term science-based targets — which cover emissions reductions over five to ten years — from net-zero targets, which …
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Redesigns Target Dashboard to Improve Data Access and Usability
The Science Based Targets initiative is overhauling its publicly accessible company target dashboard to address usability shortcomings identified by regular users, including the absence of machine-rea…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Publishes Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0 for Business Climate Action
The Science Based Targets initiative has released Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, its most comprehensive corporate climate framework to date, designed to embed science-based targets into core…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Services Prepares Fully Digitised Portal Replacing Spreadsheet Target Submissions
SBTi Services announced a major upgrade to its Validation Portal in May 2025, ahead of a June 18 launch date, to fully digitise the corporate science-based target submission process and replace spread…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Overhauls Finance Framework with New Net-Zero Standard for Institutions
The Science Based Targets initiative is updating its near-term framework for financial institutions and introducing a new Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, with draft documents set for public …
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Revises Emissions Reduction Calculation Method for Companies Setting Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative has updated the Absolute Contraction Approach, the primary methodology companies use to calculate near-term emissions reduction targets under the Corporate Net-Zer…
- Standards & Frameworks
Science-Based Target Adoption Surges 227 Percent as Asia Leads Corporate Climate Action
The number of companies setting both near-term and net-zero science-based targets grew 227 percent between end-2023 and end of Q2 2025, according to the SBTi Trend Tracker published in August 2025. As…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Reports Record Growth in Financial Institution Climate Targets
Over 150 financial institutions worldwide now hold validated science-based targets, with another 170 committed to setting near-term or net-zero goals. The Science Based Targets initiative recorded a n…
- Standards & Frameworks
Corporate Climate Target-Setting Rises 40% in 2025 as Asia Accelerates
The Science Based Targets initiative's Trend Tracker 2025 report shows that the number of companies with validated science-based targets grew by 40% during 2025, with 9,764 companies holding validated…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Releases Draft Rules on Carbon Credits in Net-Zero Standard V2
The Science Based Targets initiative published the first draft of its updated Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2 for public consultation in March 2025, with environmental attribute certificates amo…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi 2022 Report Records Surge in Corporate Science-Based Target Adoption
The Science Based Targets initiative's 2022 Monitoring Report found that more companies and financial institutions set science-based targets that year than in the previous seven years combined. The re…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Draft Standard Introduces Formulas for Corporate Climate Progress Assessment
The Science Based Targets initiative's draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2 proposes standardised formulas that companies must use to assess and publicly report progress against their climate t…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Updates FLAG Guidance with Stricter Deforestation Commitments
The Science Based Targets initiative has published Version 1.2 of its Forest, Land and Agriculture Science-Based Target-Setting Guidance, effective immediately, introducing updated no-deforestation re…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Draft V2 Standard Separates Scope 1 and 2 Targets for Companies
The Science Based Targets initiative's draft Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2, released for public consultation in March 2025, proposes mandatory separation of scope 1 and scope 2 emission target…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Consults on Revised Automotive Net-Zero Standard Through March 2026
The Science Based Targets initiative has released an updated draft of its Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard for a second public consultation running from 3 February to 22 March 2026. The revised dra…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi FLAG Guidance Sets 2025 Deadline for Corporate No-Deforestation Commitments
The Science Based Targets initiative's Forest, Land and Agriculture guidance requires companies in land-intensive sectors to commit to halting deforestation across all supply chain emissions by 31 Dec…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Buildings Criteria Becomes Mandatory for Real Estate Companies
The Science Based Targets initiative's Buildings Sector Target-Setting Criteria became compulsory from 28 February 2025 for companies that own, develop, manage or finance real estate with significant …