resources and updates
THe Serviced Emissions Hub at London Climate Action Week
Monday 23 June
09:00-11:00 Skills for a climate-ready London: From Boardroom to Boiler Room – with BusinessLDN
Hosts: WSP · BusinessLDN
The Green economy is growing at 10% a year. Vacancies for green jobs are growing in London. Where is London making good progress? Where are the gaps? Where are the opportunities? What more can business do to support the growth of green jobs to drive London’s productivity, resilience and competitiveness?
1-2:30pm Serviced emissions: the next frontier of climate leadership
Hosts: Oxford Net Zero · Purpose Disruptors
For climate leaders ready to go beyond reducing their own emissions to understanding how their organisation influences emissions through the services and advice it provides. This event will include a standards masterclass to walk through recently published standards (SBTi, ISO Net Zero Standard), and an interactive workshop to help shape the next generation of climate standards.
Wednesday 24 June
8:30am arrival | 9:00–11:00am Asking better net zero questions in professional services recruitment
Hosts: WSP · Oxford Net Zero · ISEP · Pledge to Net Zero
Launch of a practical guide to help procurement teams ask stronger climate questions when sourcing professional services, with the UK infrastructure sector.
Thursday 25 June
8:30–9:30am Advancing the Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS) on narratives for climate action
Creatives for Climate · Futerra Solutions Union
Presenting the world’s first UNFCCC-backed Plan to Accelerate on Narratives for Climate Action. Leaders from media, advertising, culture and the arts will explore how narrative power can drive climate action, counter misinformation, and build public momentum for a just transition.
1:45-3pm Procurement: the hidden lever for climate action
Oxford Net Zero · Futerra Solutions Union
Procurement is an underused lever for climate progress, especially for professional services, where sustainability standards lag behind physical goods. This session explores how purchasing decisions can accelerate action on ‘serviced emissions’.
Resources
Check out slides from our 16 October 2025 Serviced Emissions Hub launch here.
*Relevant resources and reports. *denotes ONZ work, the rest are partners’ work.
Clean Creatives (2025) Profitable Growth Without Fossil Fuels: Strategic Opportunities for a Fossil Free Future for the Marketing Industry. June 2025. Available here.
Climate Action for Associations (2025) Serviced Emissions Guide: Adapted Framework for Membership Organisations Representing Professional Services. Available here.
Creatives for Climate (n.d.) The Anti-Greenwash Guide. Available here. (Accessed: 15 October 2025).
Exponential Roadmap Initiative (2024) Professional Services Matrix Version 1.0. Available here.
Johnson, R. (2025) Climate crisis: advised emissions offer new opportunities for law firms to make an impact. International Bar Association. 12 May 2025. Available here.
Legal Charter 1.5 (n.d.) Matters and Mandates Project. Available here. (Accessed: 15 October 2025).
Mace, M. (2024) What are serviced emissions and how can corporates act on them? Edie. 29th October 2024. Available here.
*McGivern, A. and Rajan, R. (2024) Here’s how professional service providers can step up for climate action. Sustainable Views. 18 March 2024. Available here.
*McGivern, A. and Rajan, R. (2024) Serviced Emissions: Placing professional services at the heart of Net Zero. Oxford: Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. 29 October 2024. Available here.
Purpose Disruptors (2022) Advertised Emissions Report 2022. Available here.
Purpose Disruptors (2024) Advertising’s Evolutionary Moment: How to turn climate ambition into impact. Available here.
*Race to Zero & Oxford Net Zero (2024) Catalysing climate action: The role of professional service providers in realizing a net-zero future. Race to Zero Available here.
Stone, M. (2024) How a Top Climate Consultancy Is Greenwashing Fossil Fuels. Drilled Media. 25 June 2024. Available here.