Licence to operate: why climate change matters to corporates in 2022 – The National

Licence to operate: why climate change matters to corporates in 2022 – The National

If 2021 was the year the corporate world joined the net-zero revolution, then 2022 is the year that pledges must turn into climate action.

The corporate world is ready to take it up a level, with the topic set to take centre stage at next week’s virtual Davos hosted by the World Economic Forum.

“I don't think any large gathering of business leaders nowadays can afford to ignore the question of climate change and sustainability — it's really becoming a licence-to-operate issue now,” Jeffrey Beyer, managing director of Dubai-based sustainability consultancy Zest Associates, told The National.