'Time to move from doing something, to doing enough': SBTi's new CEO on the evolution of corporate climate targets

Cecilia Keating
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Luiz Amaral

From expanding its reach into new geographies, to honing emissions reduction standards, Luiz Amaral shares his priorities with BusinessGreen

Last month, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) hired its first ever CEO, recruiting Luiz Amaral from the World Resources Institute (WRI), one of the organisations behind the corporate climate...

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