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This report explores the role of the private sector in scaling investment in CDR and makes recommendations for voluntary standard-setters on how to include requirements for durable CDR in their net-zero and other climate guidelines. It then analyses the CDR commitments and measures of 35 companies across seven sectors.

The 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) analyses the climate strategies of 55 major global companies, critically assessing the extent to which they demonstrate corporate climate leadership.

This chapter of the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the climate strategies of five major light-duty vehicle manufacturers: Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, Toyota and Volkswagen. The focus lies on their GHG emission reduction targets and key transitions for deep sector-wide decarbonisation.

This chapter of the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the climate strategies of five major tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft, focusing on their GHG emission reduction targets and key transitions for deep sector-wide decarbonisation.

This chapter of the 2025 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor assesses the climate strategies of five major fashion companies: adidas, H&M Group, Inditex, lululemon and Shein, focusing on their GHG emission reduction targets and key transitions for deep sector-wide decarbonisation.

This report assesses five of the largest agrifood companies, focusing on how their climate strategies align with key transitions needed to cut emissions.

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) methodology provides an assessment framework to evaluate the transparency and integrity of corporate climate strategies. The updated v5.0 introduces updated scoring weightings and methodological refinements, including changes to the evaluation approach to assess sectoral transitions and support for carbon dioxide removals.

This report revisits how companies’ set climate targets and highlights the significant potential transition-specific alignment targets can have in complementing companies’ climate targets.

This paper provides an overview of potential commodity EACs and describe the relevant nuances and challenges to shed light on the approach.

The 2024 CCRM analyses the climate strategies of 51 major global companies, critically assessing the extent to which they demonstrate corporate climate leadership.

The renewable electricity commitments of 10 major companies in the fashion and tech industries vary widely in terms of ambition and credibility. Standard-setting initiative provide very limited incentives and sometimes barriers to companies striving for more impactful renewable electricity strategies.

The 28th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC takes place from 30 November - 12 December 2023. NewClimate Institute will be present in Dubai participating in multiple events and releasing new analyses.

This paper introduces seven key functions of an accountability system for corporate climate action. We further provide selected observations on how to improve the accountability system’s status quo.

This primer explores the relevance of the high-hanging fruit of climate change mitigation projects and the role that voluntary climate finance can play to support these projects.

A guide for companies, and the broader voluntary climate action community, to understand the climate contribution approach, with recommendations for implementing in a way that builds resilient, future-oriented businesses that can thrive in an increasingly carbon-constrained global economy