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SBTi shifts strategy, from target setting to implementation

The Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) is planning to move away from helping companies set targets - to helping them implement them, its 2026-2030 strategy document has revealed.

Ditch 1.5°C focus given likely overshoot, NBIM tells SBTi

Likely "overshoot" of an aim to keep warming within 1.5°C should mean the widely used Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) abandons its focus on the alignment target in favour of a less ambitious one, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).

'Net zero as the north star': SBTi publishes second draft of revised corporate standard

A second draft of the Science-Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) revised corporate net-zero standard will aim to make net-zero target-setting "easier to understand, apply and scale across sectors and regions".

Corporates looking for 'SBTi Plus' approach to transition plan assessment

SBTi assessments are widely used, but corporates are looking to provide extra layers of credibility. Ahren Lester reports

Fossil-fuel financing in crosshairs with SBTi's first finance standard

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a net-zero standard for financial institutions that includes a requirement on ending fossil fuel financing.

SBTi calls for corporates to test its overhauled standards

SBTN launches targets for seafood sector

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has launched science-based targets for the seafood sector, its first regarding an ocean theme.

People Moves, 10 January: SBTi, S&P, Impax, Natixis, HSBC, Morningstar Sustainalytics ... and more

SBTi appoints EY's David Kennedy as new CEO

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has appointed David Kennedy as its new chief executive, to lead the organisation and its target validation subsidiary.

Investors must 'start asking smart questions' on nature, says SBTN

Investors need to properly engage with companies on nature to combat the growing fear of backlash, the Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) has told Environmental Finance.