Scope 3, climate targets and climate risk

Both climate disclosures reward proportion over volume. These guides decide which Scope 3 categories are ready to publish, when an ambition is genuinely an established target, and how specific a risk statement has to be without an overbuilt scenario model.

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C3 Climate Targets and Scope 3: When Quantification Is Appropriate

A proportionate route from the 15-category screening exercise to evidence-backed Scope 3 figures and established climate targets - without presenting a vague …

Decision guide · 15 min C4 Climate Risks: Physical and Transition Risk Without an Overbuilt Scenario Model

A proportionate first-year method for company-specific hazards, transition events, time horizons, qualitative financial effects, adaptation actions and controls.

Decision guide · 14 min

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