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SOS 1.5: The road to a resilient, zero-carbon future

June 2020
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World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
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As the initial stage of its SOS 1.5 project, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has developed a business roadmap to help companies design and implement their journeys to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050.

Developed with the Boston Consulting Group and WBCSD member companies across sectors, the framework provides six key steps and 16 actions which companies at any stage in the journey can follow to accelerate their journey to net-zero:

  • Ground ambition in purpose
  • Understand climate risks and opportunities
  • Set decarbonization milestones and targets
  • Build a climate program in line with company strategy
  • Mobilize resources broadly to deliver impact
  • Engage, disclose and communicate climate action
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