Revision as of 12:42, 5 September 2018

General

Name of initiative	We Mean Business coalition
LPAA initiative	No
NAZCA Initiative	No
Website address	http://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/
Related initiatives	Related: CLG Europe EP100 Global Commons Alliance The Climate Group Science Based Targets initiative LCTPI Low Carbon Technology Partnership initiative (Main) Remove commodity-driven deforestation RE100 EV100 Below50
Starting year	2014
End year
Secretariat	We Mean Business coalition, e-mail: media@wemeanbusinesscoalition.org
Organisational structure	We Mean Business is a global coalition of nonprofit organizations working with the world’s most influential businesses to take action on climate change. The coalition brings together seven organizations, BSR, CDP, Ceres, The B Team, The Climate Group, The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Together we catalyze business action to drive policy ambition and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Geographical coverage	Global
Name of lead organisation	We Mean Business coalition
Type of lead organisation	NGO/Civil Society
Location/Nationality of lead organisation	United States of America

Description

Description	We Mean Business is a global nonprofit coalition working with the world’s most influential businesses to take action on climate change. Together we catalyze business leadership to drive policy ambition and accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy. We are mobilizing businesses to set ambitious targets and equipping them to seize the opportunities of the low-carbon transition. Hundreds of businesses have helped kick-start this transition by setting science-based emissions reduction targets and taking action to deliver against those targets by committing to transition to 100% renewable power. But it is not happening fast enough. The necessary speed and scale of the transition requires all companies and sectors to engage proactively to reduce emissions at the rate required to avoid dangerous climate change. Which is why our coalition is working together to catalyze further, faster corporate climate action.
Objectives	Our mission is to ensure that the world economy is on track to avoid dangerous climate change by 2020 while delivering sustainable growth and prosperity for all.
Activities	We Mean Business coordinates numerous activities including working with our core coalition partners to empower businesses to set bold climate targets, such as science-based emission reduction targets and RE100.
One or two success stories achieved	Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, saved nearly $1 billion in a single year and avoided emitting almost 650,000 tonnes of CO2, as part of its science-based target. At multinational conglomerate Johnson Controls, energy productivity improvements have contributed to both a 41% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity and over $100 million in annual energy savings, as part of its EP100 commitment.

Monitoring and Impacts

Function of initiative	Political dialogue, Capacity building, Technical dialogue, Implementation
Activity of initiative	Policy planning and recommendations, Training and education, Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Knowledge production and innovation, Awareness raising and outreach, Goal setting (ex-ante)
Indicators
Goals	We Mean Business coalition gives companies a common platform to act and be recognized for bold leadership on climate change. Companies can commit to one—or all—of a set of innovative and practical climate initiatives, and they can work to scale low-carbon solutions to meet specific technology challenges to tackle climate change. For more information, visit - https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/take-action/
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals	The number of companies committed via the coalition's Take Action campaign has risen to over 735 with over 1,200 commitments made, since 2015.
How are you tracking progress of your initiative	Progress is tracked via the number of companies committed to bold climate action via the coalition's Take Action campaign, the overall number of commitments and the emissions impact of those commitments.
Available reporting

Participants

Participants

Number

Names

Members

1200

Companies

1200

Business organisations

0

Research and educational organisations

0

Non-governmental organisations

0

National states

0

Governmental actors

0

Regional / state / county actors

0

City / municipal actors

0

Intergovernmental organisations

0

Financial Institutions

0

Faith based organisations

0

Other members

0

The coalition supports and is supported by a network of organizations that share our vision of a low-carbon economy. For a full list of partners visit - https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/partners/

Supporting partners

7

The coalition brings together seven organizations, BSR, CDP, Ceres, The B Team, The Climate Group, The Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders Group and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Number of members in the years

2015

735

2019

984

2020

1315

Have only national states as participators

No

Theme

Transport	Agriculture	Forestry	Business	Financial institutions	Buildings	Industry	Waste	Cities and subnational governments	Short Term Pollutants	International maritime transport	Energy Supply	Fluorinated gases	Energy efficiency	Renewable energy	Supply chain emission reductions	Adaptation	Other	Resilience	Innovation	Energy Access and Efficiency	Private Finance
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Last update: 19 August 2020 13:38:41

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