CoAct Database

WWF Climate Business Network

The Network allows WWF partner companies from around the world to connect and engage with other business leaders and WWF experts to gain the knowledge and guidance needed to take credible, ambitious climate action. It aims to leverage WWF’s unique expertise in climate, energy, forests, food systems, oceans and wildlife to help Network members accelerate climate action. Partners enjoy access to shared resources and can connect with each other and WWF teams, helping them to develop sector-leading climate strategies. From regular webinars on key topics to working groups and an annual summit, Network members will be able to learn and gain the support needed on their journey to net-zero.

Activity period	1999–present
Last CoAct update	2023
Web URL	https://wwf.panda.org/our_work/our_focus/climate_and_energy_practice/what_we_do/climatebusiness/climate_business_network/
Output effectiveness	0.35
Accountability Index	0.19
Inclusiveness Index	0.37
Num. actors	28
Functions	Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Standards and norms, Lobbying, Participatory management, Training
SDGs
Themes	industry
Policy focus	Mainly mitigation
Sectors	No clear economic sector
Implementation countries	Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)

Target	Target type
Net zero by 2050, on a global scale, aligned with the Paris 1.5 pathway	Net zero target
The goal of the initiative is to accelerate the climate work of companies and bring them to a 1.5C pathway and reduce GHG emissions by 50% until 2030.	Emission reduction target
They aimed to include 10 European based companies by 2023, and they aim to double that by the end of 2025	Organisations engaged target