Climate protection for companies.
Climate protection is now an essential part of corporate governance. Companies in Europe are therefore increasingly obliged to produce detailed reports on their climate protection measures and their impact
(e.g. as part of the CSRD) to ensure transparency and sustainability.
Climate protection is daily business.
Climate action has become a strategic business priority and an increasingly important component of long-term corporate planning. Customers, investors, business partners and other stakeholders expect companies to adopt credible strategies for managing their impacts on the climate and the environment.
With the evolution of the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard (Version 2.0), voluntary climate contributions and investments in high-quality climate action projects are gaining increasing importance. For the first time, the new version of the Standard explicitly recognizes that companies can take responsibility for ongoing emissions that cannot yet be avoided while progressing towards net zero.
At the same time, financing carbon removal solutions is becoming an important element of transformation planning for many companies. For certain companies, the Standard introduces future obligations to support carbon removal solutions, while any residual emissions remaining at the net-zero target year must be neutralized through high-quality carbon removals. As innovative climate action and carbon removal technologies require time to scale, early investment is becoming increasingly important. Such investments can help accelerate the deployment of these solutions and support the future availability of high-quality climate action and carbon removal projects. At the same time, climate-related impacts, risks and actions are becoming an increasingly important focus of corporate sustainability reporting.
Climate Austria supports companies in developing and implementing credible climate strategies. Beyond facilitating voluntary climate contributions, we assist organizations with greenhouse gas accounting, sustainability reporting (e.g. VS), and tailored capacity-building workshops. Based on each company’s climate objectives and maturity level, we develop customized portfolios of high-quality climate mitigation projects aligned with leading frameworks and emerging best practices, including the recommendations of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). We support companies in taking responsibility for ongoing and currently unavoidable emissions while contributing to global climate action beyond their value chains.
Building up knowledge of sustainability.
Complementing our advisory services, we develop tailored e-learning courses on sustainability, climate action, and ESG topics. To deliver these courses in an engaging and accessible format, we utilize the digital learning platform OVOS, while the content and subject-matter expertise are provided by Climate Austria. This enables companies to build internal capabilities, raise employee awareness, and strengthen sustainability competencies across their organizations.
