Should Companies Write Their Own Climate Rules?
This talk examines the rise of voluntary corporate climate standards—and what their governance could mean for the future of climate action.Join the Kleinman Center for this lecture. Lunch will be available following the talk.Corporate climate pledges gained worldwide attention in the early 2020s as a wave of companies set net-zero targets that were aligned, at least on paper, with the long-term goals of the United Nations Paris Agreement. Even now, as many companies and countries pull back from ambitious climate action, the voluntary standard-setting regime keeps moving forward.This talk looks at the history of corporate climate pledges and their associated