Helen Ferguson

Vice President, ESG Advisory, NatWest

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Carbonomics 101: Why are Scope 3 emissions so important but challenging to tackle?

With the ongoing urgency of the climate crisis and increasing focus on greenwashing, it’s critical that businesses understand the full breadth of their emissions and how they can effectively eliminate and reduce them. Scope 3 emissions (also commonly referred to as value chain emissions) account for...

Carbonomics 101: using science-based targets to reduce emissions – where to start?

In the seventh article in this series we take a closer look at how a company’s carbon footprint is defined, how it can be reduced in line with climate science, and how the reduction of emissions can be integrated into sustainability-linked financing instruments. If the world is to avert the worst...

Carbonomics 101: Carbon neutral vs. net zero – why the difference matters when setting climate targets

The terms ‘carbon neutral’ and ‘net zero’ are often used interchangeably in the language of sustainability and climate but their differences are not necessarily well understood. In this article, we explore the difference between the two and why it matters for companies looking to reduce emissions...