Corporate climate targets are becoming more common, more measurable, and more tightly aligned to global frameworks, but ambition is far from consistent.
Our analysis reveals notable patterns: while 90% of companies set absolute GHG reduction targets, 22% still avoid a net-zero pledge. Only 17% of net-zero commitments include the 90%+ reductions aligned with science-based pathways.
And although companies increasingly anchor goals to 2030 and 2050, very few outline the milestones needed in between, creating a “visibility gap” across the critical transition decades.
Sector comparisons show similarly uneven progress, with high adoption of scopes 1 and 2 targets across most industries but far more variability on scope 3. Even with 83% of all targets now measurable and time-bound, many lack the structure needed to demonstrate credible long-term planning.
What you’ll learn
- How companies structure GHG targets across scopes 1, 2, and 3 – and where ambition falls short
- The emerging 2030–2050 visibility gap and why it poses credibility risks
- How deep (or shallow) corporate net-zero and neutrality pledges truly are
- The sectors leading and lagging in scope 3 coverage and long-term ambition
- Practical steps to set measurable, time-bound, IFRS/ESRS-ready GHG targets
