The global consultancy Kearney is partnering with climate change platform the World Climate Change Foundation, as it aims to support the transition to more regenerative business models.
Launched at the COP28 conference, the partnership will bring together Kearney’s network of over 100 sustainability exports as well as two think tanks, the Energy Transition Institute and the WCF, to act on the climate crisis.
The partnership will look at a variety of sectors, including regenerative farming, sustainable mobility and supply chains.
It comes as discussions around the role of corporate accountability and duty, have seen many in the business-world consider their responsibilities to enact transformative activities from within and outside the corporate sphere.
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“In the current climate crisis, organisations have a moral obligation to consider their position in wider society and the natural world. Becoming a regenerative business requires transitioning beyond today’s focus on resilience to a new world where we are all part of a comprehensive system that both performs and cares for people and places,” said Kearney managing partner and chairman Alex Liu.
“Our partnership with the WCF is an important step in this transition for Kearney, and we hope to be able to use our knowledge to inspire and support others on the same regenerative journey,” he added.
World Climate Foundation CEO Jan Nielsen added: “As we approach three decades since the original signing of the Paris Agreement, COP28 falls in a year where we need more urgent, more significant action than ever to address the climate crisis.”
He continued: “We’re pleased to be partnering with Kearney to share knowledge and drive this message across the business world. We must act now to change how we do business, to encourage models that give back as much as they take. The climate crisis is not a business opportunity; it’s a survival opportunity”.
Kearney partner and global head of sustainability Richard Forrest added that “we can make a real impact on the transition to a more sustainable world”.
“We’ll be working with the WCF through COP28, at the World Economic Forum meeting in January, and during Climate Week in 2024. Watch this space.”
