Watts urges directors to lead on climate
Boards can “effect the change required”, Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts tells almost 400 leading directors.
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Boards can “effect the change required”, Minister of Climate Change Simon Watts tells almost 400 leading directors.
Air travel is integrated into most New Zealand business models but though we need to fly less, we also need to get our products to market and connect with other humans.
More understanding and more detail are recommended when assessing Scope 3 emissions.
Directors may have leverage around the board table, but stakeholders have a lot of leverage of their own.
One of the issues that kept bubbling to the surface during the Institute of Directors’ 2024 Leadership Conference was the use of the word ‘crisis’.
Implementation seems to have focused on compliance, but deeper engagement is needed to uncover the full extent of climate-related challenges and opportunities.
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