Business Declares

Business Declares is a not-for-profit organisation formed by senior leaders with a vast range of experience from the SME, B Corp and FTSE100 sectors. We are official members of the Race to Zero Campaign UNFCCC team, since COP26.

We believe that business has a major part to play in tackling the climate, ecological and social emergency.

We exist to raise awareness across the business sector of the imperative to accelerate action to address climate change, biodiversity loss and social injustice: the imperative to future proof every business by balancing profits with people and ethics, to live within planetary boundaries.

We exist to galvanise the voice from the business community advocating for regulatory change, to build a resounding voice from business to propel a greater political will for urgent action.

We convene dialogues, acting as an agitator and critical business friend, to explore the difficult challenges which we know will take collective effort to solve.

Activity period 2019–present
Last CoAct update 2024
Web URL https://businessdeclares.com/
Output effectiveness
0.69
Accountability Index
0.67
Inclusiveness Index
0.55
Num. actors 128
Functions Knowledge dissemination, Institutional capacity building, Standards and norms, Campaigning, Lobbying, Participatory management
SDGs 5 8 9 10 12 13 14 15
Themes industry, finance, resilience
Policy focus Mainly mitigation
Sectors No clear economic sector
Implementation countries Australia, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland (the), United States of America (the)
Target Target type
50% emissions reduction in absolute terms by 2030 from baseline of no earlier than 2015 Net zero target
Businesses must adopt real net zero by 2050 Net zero target
50% reduction by 2030, real net zero by 2050 Emission reduction target
90% reduction and 10% offset by proven technologies Emission reduction target