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This discussion paper outlines recommendations for scope 3 and product-level accounting of renewable electricity in tech companies' supply chains.

The briefing "Market instruments explained - Market instruments for corporate climate accounting" brings together the findings from a series of blog posts examining the role of market-based instruments in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting.

In this briefing, we review the final SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0 and identify key implications for corporate climate action.

This report provides an updated analysis of the climate strategies of 28 companies operating in the Netherlands. It highlights trends in ambition, target-setting, and transition planning across sectors. It aims to support policymakers, investors, companies and civil society in understanding where progress is being made - and where decisive action is urgently needed.  This report was commissioned and funded by Milieudefensie  (Friends of the Earth Netherlands).

With this input, NewClimate feeds its latest insights and recommendations into the second public consultation on the SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard v2.0 draft.

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 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.

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.

With this position paper, NewClimate feeds into the public consultation on the SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard v2.0 draft and shares interpretations of current developments in climate standard-setting.

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 is the 2024 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

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.