SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard: Three key outstanding questions

Michael Holder
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The SBTi's long-awaited draft standard points to a potential compromise between corporates and green groups, but several important issues are still yet to be resolved

After protracted and at times fraught deliberations, the Science Based Targets initiative has this week finally unveiled its first full draft proposals for updating its industry-leading standard for companies...

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