Synopsis

本指南提供了有关公司为什么以及如何对气候政策提供建设性影响的实用见解。必威官网是真的吗这是联合国全球契约与UNEP,UNFCCC,WRI,UNGC,CDP,WWF,CERES,CERES和气候集团合作进行的有关负责公司参与的审查和咨询的输出。必威官网是真的吗

Executive Summary

该报告并非旨在表明气候变化或全球变暖是当今世界面临的最大威胁。必威官网是真的吗必威官网是真的吗来自全球的气候科学家以及军事和经济分析家已经确定了问题的严重性和挑战规模。

该报告既不是为了使政策响应或这些政策的外观都没有旨在证明。1992年开始,已经达成了190多个国家的同意,即迫切需要对气候变化的回应。必威官网是真的吗2009年,各国进一步同意“采取行动”,将变暖限制在摄氏2摄氏度不到2摄氏度。

相反,该报告旨在帮助公司为支持稳定的全球经济提供最迫切需要的政策。它旨在帮助企业参与国家和国际辩论,以促进减少二氧化碳(CO2)和其他温室气体(GHG)排放的政治进步,并适应全球气候系统中的破坏。必威官网是真的吗

Business support and policy endorsements are powerful. They provide trusted perspectives on the economic costs and benefits of policy options. They can also influence others within their industry, supply chain, or customer base.

自各国首次意识到需要针对气候变化行动的20年中,许多公司和行业团体进行了随后的国家和国际政策辩论。必威官网是真的吗有些人担任防御阵地,保护业务惯常。其他人则具有建设性,展望其行业的未来,并与决策者合作制定支持强大的低碳经济所需的政策。有些人已经混合了两者,其他许多人完全避免了政治辩论,选择默默观察。

Among signatories to the UN Global Compact, a platform which brings companies together to ensure they align with ten universal principles , there is a mixed record on public policy engagement. Of the 1,700 companies that responded to the UN Global Compact’s Annual Implementation Survey, an annual online survey of Global Impact participants to identify developments related to corporate sustainability, approximately 60 per cent said they publicly advocate for action in relation to the Global Compact principles and/or other UN goals. However, only 30 per cent align traditional government affairs activities, such as lobbying, with their corporate responsibility commitments, such as reducing GHG emissions.

但是,作为他们参与联合国全球紧凑型气候倡议的一部分,有350个全球紧凑型签署者的子集做出了重要的承诺,2013年对气候进度的关心报告表明,现在有6必威官网是真的吗2%的公司现在满足。承诺是:

“与自己的国家政府,政府间组织和民间社会更积极地参与,以制定政策和措施,为企业提供有效的框架,以有效地建立低碳和气候韧性经济。”必威官网是真的吗

Business is doing more. And as countries debate domestic climate change policies and work towards a new international agreement in 2015, this report presents timely guidance for companies to weigh in constructively to the discussions. It draws on an extensive review of existing studies and guidelines, as well as candid interviews and consultation with experts from more than 60 organizations, including companies, academia, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks and government.

Guidelines for Responsible Engagement in Climate Policy

This report finds there are five core elements of responsible policy engagement in climate policy: legitimacy, opportunity, accountability, consistency, and transparency (see Figure 1). These five elements translate to three practical actions responsible companies can undertake around climate policy, which are:

1)确定参与的含义,影响和机会。

Create an inventory—together with internal decision makers and external experts—of the company’s direct and indirect influences on climate policy.

2) Align words with actions, ambitions and influences (both direct and indirect).

Complete an internal review using a ten question checklist to ensure consistency and accountability in the company’s approach.

3) Report on policy positions, influences and outcomes.

Follow a simple three-tiered framework to report progress on the above actions for investors and other interested stakeholders.

呼吁采取行动

负责公司已经在采取行动推进气候变化政策。必威官网是真的吗其他人可以建立新的能力或找到安全的空间来参与这种辩论。公司借给解决当今最紧迫的全球问题之一可以为他人树立榜样,通过遵循本报告中概述的行动来证明自己的领导。

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