Climate Seminar Title: Achieving Your Initial Climate Goal with CDx
In an effort to help companies take their first steps towards climate action, a forthcoming webinar will offer a practical and accessible approach to setting emissions reduction targets. The session, which is relevant for both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and corporate newcomers, will focus on providing methods to take credible action with the resources already available.
The webinar, featuring experts such as Tirapon Premchitt, Principal Technical Consultant at Sustainability and Climate Change, ERM Thailand, Liam Salter, CEO of RESET Carbon, and Yuan Chun Kew, Head of Sustainability & Safety at Frasers Property Singapore, aims to help companies feel less overwhelmed when setting a climate target.
A key component of the webinar will be the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), a widely recognized and practical framework that guides companies and financial institutions through a structured, five-step process to set near-term and net-zero emissions reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement. The SBTi provides tools tailored to different sectors, ensuring targets are realistic yet ambitious, and based on current climate science.
The session will explore key components of the SBTi, including science-based target setting frameworks, sector benchmarks, tools for assessment and reporting, interim and net-zero target setting, and policy and regulatory alignment. Participants will learn how to set a climate target despite lacking complete emissions data, and will gain confidence that imperfect data is not a barrier to credible climate action.
During the webinar, free tools, frameworks, and sector benchmarks that support baselining and target-setting will be explored. Participants will also learn how companies have taken action using available tools, guidance, and estimation methods. The CDx platform will be introduced as a resource for additional tools, peer support, and learning resources.
By the end of the session, participants will understand why setting an emissions baseline and climate target is a strategic next step, and will have the knowledge and resources to begin their journey towards reducing emissions in a credible and practical manner. The webinar does not require full emissions data or in-house expertise, making it an accessible starting point for structured climate action.
In summary, the upcoming webinar offers a practical and approachable way for companies to initiate climate action without needing extensive expertise. By leveraging frameworks like the Science Based Targets initiative, sector benchmarks, and specific tools for emissions accounting, organizations can set credible, practical, and science-aligned first emissions reduction targets with clear pathways to net-zero.
- The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a widely recognized and practical framework that guides companies and financial institutions through a structured process to set emissions reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement, providing tools tailored to different sectors to ensure targets are realistic yet ambitious, and based on current climate science.
- The forthcoming webinar aims to help companies feel less overwhelmed when setting a climate target by exploring free tools, frameworks, and sector benchmarks that support baselining and target-setting, and introducing the CDx platform as a resource for additional tools, peer support, and learning resources.
- With the guidance of experts such as Tirapon Premchitt, Liam Salter, and Yuan Chun Kew, the webinar discusses key components of the SBTi such as science-based target setting frameworks, sector benchmarks, tools for assessment and reporting, interim and net-zero target setting, and policy and regulatory alignment, helping companies learn how to set a climate target despite lacking complete emissions data.
- By understanding why setting an emissions baseline and climate target is a strategic next step and having the knowledge and resources to begin their journey towards reducing emissions in a credible and practical manner, companies can take their first steps towards climate action through the practical and accessible approach provided by the webinar, regardless of their industry, size, or available resources.
