CPA Australia and the Carbon Trust: setting science-based targets

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Time for action: setting science-based targets

The opportunity and the need for companies and investors to show leadership on climate change is more compelling than ever before. This webinar will share best practice on target setting and explain what companies need to do to align to a net zero world.

The Carbon Trust is an independent organisation with a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low-carbon economy. The Carbon Trust is a global leader in science-based targets, having worked in this area with more than 85 companies worldwide in a variety of sectors.  

Learning outcomes:

  • Gain insights into the drivers behind science-based targets
  • Understand the business benefits of setting a science-based target
  • Highlight opportunities and challenges of implementing a science-based target
  • Discuss best practice examples from leading case studies the Carbon Trust has supported
  • Next steps in getting started 

About the webinar speaker

Mark Reynolds, Account Director, Business Services, The Carbon Trust

Mark is sector lead for companies in the utilities and transport industries, responsible for driving new business and helping corporate customers to reduce their carbon footprint, cut energy costs and gain a strategic competitive advantage. Much of this work involves helping companies identify the business case for putting sustainability at the heart of the organisation and demonstrating how this delivers shareholder value. His experience has been built up through 15 years working in the sustainability sector for both early stage companies and global corporates, most recently at Johnson Controls. Mark has an MSC in Meteorology & Applied Climatology from the University of Birmingham and a degree in Environmental Science from University of Manchester.

Hosted by:

This webinar is hosted by CPA Australia, one of the world's largest accounting bodies working in 150 countries and regions around the world, with a vision to partner with members to prepare for today and tomorrow in a globally connected world.

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