U.S. companies, in particular, played an enthusiastic role at COP25, which is crucial given that the country`s largest groups are also the biggest polluters. It is essential that the parties concerned first understand the fundamental elements of the Paris Agreement, including the legally binding elements. According to the official pact, the main objectives of the agreement are the main objectives of the agreement: if some companies had not yet understood the inevitable transition of the business world to a more sustainable and low-carbon environment, the Paris agreement should at least encourage high-level leaders to discuss long-term sustainability. Although the climate pact is not available for signature until 22 April 2016 and will come into force at a later date, companies are at risk of falling behind if they do not take into account the impact of the agreement on their sustainable development strategy. What measures should the private sector consider to align business strategies with The Paris legislation? Similarly, a new report from online ethics dealer A Good Company this week urges caution. According to a study by the Swedish company, only 6% of the strategic objectives published by Fortune 500 companies relate to sustainability or climate change. In fact, 411 companies do not even mention climate in their strategic statements. The report describes the results as evidence of the “same old old” and cites the terms “customer” (mentioned in 191 strategic priorities), “growth” (137) and “innovate” (102) as dominant terms. Yet 30 companies, including GM, Alcoa and International Paper, focus at least 25% of their strategic priorities on combating climate change. The average timetable for climate targets is 2023 (compared to the average of all 2021 targets). Forward-looking companies have already developed sustainable, low-carbon strategies that will align these plans with national contributions (NJC) and sectoral regimes. Procter and Gamble, for example, has just released its 17th Annual Sustainability Report to update its progress in achieving self-mandated SDGs.
It is also one of the multinationals that committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the Paris conference. The company has joined more than 150 other signatories to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge. A clear and consistent measure of country emission reduction is essential not only to track progress towards the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement, but also to establish reliable comparisons between countries and beyond the various emission reduction strategies applied by the parties under a NDC. Accounting standards determine not only how emissions are calculated, but also the emission reductions that are calculated. In the absence of accounting standards, the business community cannot accurately understand the impact on the atmosphere or the progress made in achieving the stated objectives. The Paris agreement will remain an important topic in television news, business and executives. Although the agreement is not yet formal and has not yet been fully implemented, almost all governments, businesses and environmental experts believe that its lasting effects will be enormous, global and profound. However, as Frey said at the Baruch event and quoted Christiana Figueres of the UNFCCC, “COP21 was a success, but it was the easy part.” In full-page ads in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post in May and June, companies announced to the president that the United States was continuing.