Net zero business or business for net zero? A report on corporate climate leadership practices on scope and offsetting

Feb 28, 2022

This report outlines how companies considered sustainability leaders, at the forefront of net- zero ambition, are defining and managing their Scope 3 emissions, and using credits, sinks, offsets, and insets to compensate emissions or complement their climate strategies through additional contributions. Our analysis is based on a database of the net-zero targets of the Forbes 2,000 largest companies, annual reports, and other public documents, and a set of 10 interviews with managers involved in different aspects of net-zero targets and strategy implementation in the food and tech/media sectors.

Publication details
Theme(s)
Carbon offsetting The meaning of net zero
Type(s)
Report
Author(s)
Axelsson, Kaya Brophy, Aoife
Year(s)
2022
Oxford Net Zero, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship

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