TURNING A NET ZERO COMMITMENT INTO EXECUTABLE STRATEGY

HSBC had committed to net zero across operations and supply chain by 2030. The data was organised by spend category. Nobody could clearly say where emissions were actually coming from, let alone how to fix it.

TALK + AGREE DOESN’T WORK. WE BUILT A BETTER APPROACH

Significant opportunities to scale sustainable solutions remain out of reach when public, private and third sectors work in silos. BRAE worked with WBCSD to co-author and co-design CO_LAB, a different model for cross-sector collaboration.

KEEPING CLIMATE RISKS IN THE BOARDROOM WHEN THE POLITICAL WEATHER CHANGES

Financial sector boards are facing a paradox: climate and nature risks are intensifying. At the same time, the political and regulatory landscape is fracturing. Without a clear, shared narrative, it becomes very hard to hold firm when the pressure lands.

BUILDING SECTOR-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE THROUGH MULTI-STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION

General transition planning frameworks don't account for the realities of owning, operating, and transforming physical assets over long time horizons. The sector needed something built for its specific challenges. Nobody had built it yet.

THE BUSINESS CASE FOR LOW-CARBON AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS BROKEN, WE’RE WORKING TO FIX IT

Today's valuation approaches fail to price the cost of inaction. As a result, the business case doesn't support the upfront investment needed for affordable decarbonised housing. The problem isn't just technical. It's systemic.

HELPING SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS BECOME EFFECTIVE PROCUREMENT PARTNERS

Sustainability teams set the ambition. Procurement teams cut the deals. The two speak different languages — and sustainability usually loses. This accelerator was built to close that gap.