Accelerating global companies toward net zero by 2050New research shows progress and key steps necessary to speed effortsSustainability commitments are getting stronger globallyAmid the economic, political and environmental disruption of 2022, more companies than ever before have publicly committed to reaching net zero carbon emissions by around 2050.But this heightened ambition isn’t yet matched by the necessary action..2Accelerating global companies toward net zero by 2050To date, only 34% of the Accenture Global 2000 companies (G2000)* have publicly stated net zero targets —a slight improvement on last year. However, unless they accelerate progress, 93% of companies with net zero commitments will miss their targets. To speed up efforts, companies should become carbon intelligent. This means integrating emissions data and insights into core business decision-making, allowing companies to prioritize, execute and scale decarbonization in this decade. These key Accenture research findings come at a critical moment—as 2023 marks the halfway point toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It’s also the year in which global updates on national decarbonization progress towards targets under the Paris Agreement/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process will be published. Our findings are based on an expanded analysis of the Accenture G2000, building on last year’s Europe-based Reaching Net Zero by 2050 report. The number of major companies with net zero targets and other decarbonization measures in placeHow many companies are on track to reach net zeroStrategies to accelerate decarbonization123Our 2022 research looks at three things:*Our sample was based on the Accenture Global 2...
