A high commitment to decarbonisation The majority of peers are addressing decarbonisation, with two-thirds having made net zero pledges or commitments
Expected NZ achievement
Made NZ pledge or commitment
n = 12
Ambition to address following issues
2050
Not sure
Before 2050
67%
71%
Decarbonisation
8% 83% 8%
Economic and social inequality
65%
Reasons for not making any NZ commitments
53%
Biodiversity losses
Did not have the data or the arguments to support a net zero ambition
3
Pollution (air pollution, plastic waste, water pollution)
41%
Did not believe it could be reconciled with fiduciary duty
2
35%
Deforestation
2
Did not believe it was in members’ interests
Did not believe it was appropriate to encumber a future board and organisation
18%
Soil erosion
1
Had legal advice that suggested it was not a legally sound decision
18%
1
Other
Multiple answers allowed
n = 17
n = 5
30
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