A poorly designed or poorly executed Net Zero transition plan can put your organization at material risk.

“Every company and every industry will be transformed by the transition to a net zero world. The question is,
will you lead, or will you be led?”

-Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO, BlackRock

What’s at stake?

  • Your access to capital
  • Your reputation with institutional investors and key stakeholders
  • Your profitability as you face the increasing cost of carbon
  • Your vulnerability to rapidly changing regulatory and legal pressure
  • Your access to global markets in the face of changing disclosure requirements
  • Your enterprise value

“Metrics and targets are not a plan, and a commitment is not a business strategy.”

-Henrik K Jeppesen, CFA

What makes the difference between winners and casualties?

Grasping the scale of the necessary business model transformation.

Public opinion, governments, and institutional investors are coming together in an unprecedented movement—one that creates mounting pressures on companies around the globe. 

That’s why it takes multifaceted expertise to design and execute a credible, legally defensible Net Zero transition plan for your company.

Need actionable expertise and insights with your Net Zero transition plan?

“Finally a book that recognizes and separates reality from fiction in what it will really take to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions. For companies with high carbon intensity footprints, contracts for renewable resources (solar or wind) alone do not provide 24×7 electricity or steam needed for their operations.”

–Chris Colbert, CFA
Chief Financial Officer, NuScale Power Corporation

FutureZero brings together a global team with both strategic and operational experience across dozens of industries and hundreds of organizations.

We offer deep expertise that includes power, utilities, energy, mining & materials, technology, consumer products, and finance, as well as organizational design, strategic leadership assessment, incentive design, and more.

We’ve reviewed, analyzed, and stress tested more than 19,000 publicly-traded firms for their carbon-adjusted return on capital (CAROC).

We’ve done the analytical heavy lifting on best-in-class measurement and disclosures from more than 200 global companies that have declared Net Zero.

We’ve uncovered the most successful strategies, as well as the ones that fail.

And we help organizations optimize their business model at all levels — for innovation, sustainability, and long-term growth in enterprise value.

Get started by scheduling a discovery call to discuss your next steps.

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Need actionable expertise and insights with your Net Zero transition plan?

FutureZero brings together a global team with both strategic and operational experience across dozens of industries and hundreds of organizations.

We offer deep expertise that includes power, utilities, energy, mining & materials, technology, consumer products, finance, organizational design, strategic leadership assessment, incentive design, and more.

We’ve reviewed, analyzed, and stress-tested more than 19,000 publicly-traded firms for their carbon-adjusted return on capital (CAROC).

We’ve done the analytical heavy lifting on best-in-class measurement and disclosures from more than 200 global companies that have declared net zero.

We’ve uncovered the most successful strategies and the ones that fail.

And we help organizations optimize their business model at all levels — for innovation, sustainability, and long-term growth in enterprise value.

Get started by scheduling a discovery call to discuss your next steps.

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For CEOs and Sustainability Officers

Your board, investors, and banks will demand a credible and legally defensible Net Zero transition plan.

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For CFOs, CSOs, and CMOs

Rapidly shifting global policies could drive your profitability underwater within a decade.

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For Board Members

Measurement and reporting standards are shifting. Failure to deliver complete and accurate disclosure could cost.

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“Much has been written on why we need to move the economy to Net Zero emissions and fast, but precious little on how we get this done.”

–Anne Simpson
Global Head, Sustainability, Franklin Templeton Investments
Do companies have to report Scope 3 emissions?

Yes. It is an expectation of all capital providers (banks, bonds and ESG rating agencies) and securities regulators that all material Scope 3 GHG emissions are measured, reported, and will increasingly need to be third-party assured.  The financial materiality test would be a greater than a 3% negative impact on revenue or operating profits as the cost of carbon becomes real in companies around the world.

What is a credible Net Zero transition plan?

While every company will have a different net zero transition plan and business strategy to achieve a net zero, zero, or carbon-neutral business model, all companies must have at least five core eco-efficiency plans, processes, targets, and disclosures to ensure their Net Zero transition plan is credible and legally defensible. 

With plans, processes, and investments for 100% carbon-free energy, energy efficiency and conservation are at its core.

Do we need to change our board approved Net Zero transition plan?

Yes. 90% of companies will be required to change their current board approved business strategy, enterprise performance metrics, key strategic targets, and incentive designs for Net Zero.

This will include aligning the long-term incentive plan design to a rolling 5-year plan:
– 5, 10, and 15-year Research & Development innovation targets 
– 5, 10, and 15-year New Zero emission product and solution revenue targets 
– 5, 10, and 15-year GHG reduction targets 
– Employee safety and well-being targets 
– 20-year C-suite succession planning processes for strategic leadership talent with the potential to transform business models (Net Zero, circular, digital) 
– 5, 10, and 15-year Carbon Adjusted Return on Capital (CAROC) targets

Companies missing processes for all the above and related 5, 10, and 15-year targets and incentive design may find that their corporate directors and officers are in breach of their legal fiduciary duty if challenged by their shareholders in a derivative action against the company.

The net-zero transition is the greatest business transformation in human history.

We can help build your organization’s capacity for innovation—to ensure your transformation is both sustainable and profitable. 

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