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COP 28 sponsors failing to lead on climate commitments and targets

This is a 2023 report. It is the most current climate report for the world's largest companies available on Spendwell.

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Companies doing more to mitigate their negative impact on the climate rank higher.

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Iberdrola

climate
environmental impact
Iberdrola has set near-term Science Based Targets. Iberdrola has set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

1/24

Siemens

climate
environmental impact
Siemens committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. Siemens has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Siemens has set a 100% renewable energy target with either Science Based Targets or through RE100. Siemens has set an energy efficiency target through EP100.

2/24

EY

climate
environmental impact
EY committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. EY has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. EY has set a 100% renewable energy target with either Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

3/24

Al-Futtaim

climate
environmental impact
Al-Futtaim has set near-term Science Based Targets. Al-Futtaim has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. Al-Futtaim has set an energy efficiency target through EP100.

4/24

Kuehne + Nagel

climate
environmental impact
Kuehne + Nagel has set near-term Science Based Targets. Kuehne + Nagel has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

5/24

Mashreq

climate
environmental impact
Mashreq has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Mashreq has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

DP World

climate
environmental impact
DP World committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. DP World has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

Emirates NBD

climate
environmental impact
Emirates NBD has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Emirates NBD has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power

climate
environmental impact
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

etisalat by e&

climate
environmental impact
etisalat by e& has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. etisalat by e& has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

10/24

Bank of America

climate
environmental impact
Bank of America has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

IBM

climate
environmental impact
IBM has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Octopus Group

climate
environmental impact
Octopus Group has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Baker Hughes

fossil fuel company*
climate
environmental impact
Baker Hughes has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

M42

climate
environmental impact
M42 has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Investcorp

climate
environmental impact
Investcorp has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Islamic Bank

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Islamic Bank has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Masdar

climate
environmental impact
Masdar has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Coursera

climate
environmental impact
Coursera has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Electric and Water Authority

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Electric and Water Authority has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

First Abu Dhabi Bank

climate
environmental impact
First Abu Dhabi Bank has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

ADIB

climate
environmental impact
ADIB has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Goldwind

climate
environmental impact
Goldwind has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Holding

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Holding has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

worse

report summary

Just 1 of the 24 companies currently sponsoring COP 28 in Dubai have set net-zero targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the collaborative climate commitment initiative anchored by the United Nations. Just 6 of these companies have committed to setting net-zero targets with SBTi. Only 5 of these companies have set enough targets for the initiative to effectively grade their commitments on a future-temperature alignment scale. Just 2 of these 24 companies have made a commitment to 100% renewable energy through Science Based Targets or the RE100 initiative. Just 2 again have set targets with Climate Group’s EP100 energy efficiency initiative. This report looks at the 24 companies serving as official sponsors of COP 28 and compares these companies on their commitments to climate emergency action and leadership, as measured through the independent Science Based Targets as well as Climate Group’s RE100 and EP100 initiatives. Companies making more and better commitments and setting more and better targets, rank better.
Spendwell does not rank the commitments or targets set by subsidiaries unless its parent company or a majority of its subsidiaries have the same or better commitments and targets. This is the case for Octopus Energy, a COP 28 sponsor. It is represented in this report by its parent company, Octopus Group.

about this industry

This report compares COP 28 sponsors including public, private and state-owned companies, but excludes governmental bodies and membership-type organizations with regulatory authority in any jurisdiction.
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Climate Crisis Methodology

This Spendwell ranking is predicated on the values-based statement a company should do all that it can to address and ultimately reverse its negative impact on the global climate. Most individual value rankings reported by Spendwell consist of a singular data point or a combination of like data points over set time periods (e.g., executive pay in each of the last 3 years, averaged). Measuring climate and other environmental impacts is significantly more complex.

Adding to this complexity is the third criteria for inclusion of a data point in any individual Spendwell value ranking: the data point should be independently verified. Typically, data points are derived from a company's self-reporting to regulatory bodies. In some instances, data is self-reported to independent, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and entities committed to transparency and truth-telling. Measurable climate data points are almost exclusively reported to the latter, complicating the process of compiling a value ranking, as nongovernmental bodies rarely have regulatory authority (e.g., the ability to require self-reporting). Fortunately, public interest in corporate climate impact has fostered a robust, independent NGO-based reporting system that Spendwell can tap into and distill data for publicly accessible, directly measurable and independently verified data points.

Two active climate accountability initiatives are currently reported by Spendwell and included in Spendwell’s initial climate impact value rankings:

  1. The Climate Group’s RE100 and EP100 programs focused on renewable energy consumption and efficiency, respectively, and
  2. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an independent corporate climate action commitment and measurement effort supported by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. SBTi is focused on renewable energy, near-term, and net-zero commitments and targets.

Both of these initiatives meet Spendwell’s value-ranking criteria and both demonstrate corporate climate commitment to action. Just as important, these initiatives represent two of the only cross-industry, independent climate change-reporting efforts active on a global scale.

The RE100, EP100 and SBTi initiatives require significant commitments to action by corporations and both involve rigorous, scientifically guided and independently approved goal- and target-setting. Both initiatives produce numerically comparative data points representing corporate commitment to positive climate impacts, level of positive impact attainment, and generally a time-frame for achieving those positive impacts. An approved RE100 commitment or an SBTi renewable electricity commitment consists of a target year for attaining 100% renewable energy consumption. EP100 commitments generally involve a target year, but this varies widely by company and industry. Similarly, an approved SBTi net-zero target consists of a target year for attaining net-zero. SBTi committed targets are assessed by SBTi to align with one of three levels of progressively positive climate impact: an impact level consistent with a “2 degrees Celsius” rise in global temperatures, a “well-below 2 C” rise, or a “1.5 C” or less rise. Points for ranking these complex commitments and targets are as follows:

  • A company gets 25 points for committing to set Science Based Targets. Spendwell does not count commitments to the SBTi version of Business Ambition for 1.5°C unless companies have already set targets. The Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment initiative closed for commitments over 3 years ago. For more information, see SBTi's final report on its Business Ambition for 1.5°C program.
  • A company gets 25 points each for setting near-term Scope 1, 2 or 3 Science Based Targets.
  • A company gets 50 points for setting Science-Based Targets that align with “2 degrees” of warming, 100 points for targets aligned with “well-below 2 degrees” of warming or 150 points for targets aligned with “1.5 degrees Celsius” of warming.
  • Spendwell assigns a company 50 points for participation in the RE100 initiative or the SBTi renewable electricity target. Companies are awarded a point for each year a 100% renewable energy target is sooner than 2050. For example, if a company's RE100 target year is 2025, they will be awarded 25 bonus points. In the event a company has committed to both initiatives, Spendwell uses only the data from the initiative with the earliest target year.
  • Spendwell assigns a company 50 points for participation in the EP100 initiative, but because of the significant variation in target years depending on company, industry, and more, Spendwell does not award bonus points for target year nearness.
  • Companies committing to set net-zero targets with SBTi get 100 points and an additional 150 points when their net-zero targets are approved. Additionally, companies are awarded 5 points for each year a net-zero target is sooner than 2050. For example, if a company’s target year is 2040, they will be awarded 50 bonus points.
  • If a company, including its subsidiaries and overseas operations, misses an agreed to deadline for target verification or is removed from the Climate Group or SBTi's commitment list(s) for failure to set or reach approved targets, the company will lose 500 points and any points associated with previously made commitments and/or targets tied to the removed commitment. This includes companies that made Business Ambition for 1.5°C net-zero commitments, but failed to follow through with verification through SBTi. Certain companies, such as financial institutions and certain automobile industry companies, have been granted target setting extensions by SBTi. Spendwell does not currently penalize these companies for having missed target setting dates, but does not grant them commitment points. For more information on these exceptions, see SBTi's commitment compliance policy.

    Please note: when SBTi notified committed companies about the above compliance policy in early 2023, they also let companies rescind net-zero commitments. If a company made a net-zero commitment through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, Spendwell's ranking includes that original commitment whether or not it was rescinded during SBTi's commitment compliance policy notice period.

You can find out more about each of these independent, science-led climate initiatives through the following links:

RE100 COMMITTED COMPANIES

EP100 COMMITTED COMPANIES

SBTi COMMITTED COMPANIES

The point system used in this ranking was developed by Spendwell in order to weight the importance of each commitment and target.

This ranking is currently focused on climate action targets and commitments. Future updates to this ranking will include measuring a company's transparency regarding its commitments and demonstrated or verifiable action taken to make those targets and commitments, real and meaningful.

*[All methodologies are in beta. Expect revisions and improvements.]
[beta]*

Climate Crisis Methodology

This Spendwell ranking is predicated on the values-based statement a company should do all that it can to address and ultimately reverse its negative impact on the global climate. Most individual value rankings reported by Spendwell consist of a singular data point or a combination of like data points over set time periods (e.g., executive pay in each of the last 3 years, averaged). Measuring climate and other environmental impacts is significantly more complex.

Adding to this complexity is the third criteria for inclusion of a data point in any individual Spendwell value ranking: the data point should be independently verified. Typically, data points are derived from a company's self-reporting to regulatory bodies. In some instances, data is self-reported to independent, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and entities committed to transparency and truth-telling. Measurable climate data points are almost exclusively reported to the latter, complicating the process of compiling a value ranking, as nongovernmental bodies rarely have regulatory authority (e.g., the ability to require self-reporting). Fortunately, public interest in corporate climate impact has fostered a robust, independent NGO-based reporting system that Spendwell can tap into and distill data for publicly accessible, directly measurable and independently verified data points.

Two active climate accountability initiatives are currently reported by Spendwell and included in Spendwell’s initial climate impact value rankings:

  1. The Climate Group’s RE100 and EP100 programs focused on renewable energy consumption and efficiency, respectively, and
  2. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an independent corporate climate action commitment and measurement effort supported by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. SBTi is focused on renewable energy, near-term, and net-zero commitments and targets.

Both of these initiatives meet Spendwell’s value-ranking criteria and both demonstrate corporate climate commitment to action. Just as important, these initiatives represent two of the only cross-industry, independent climate change-reporting efforts active on a global scale.

The RE100, EP100 and SBTi initiatives require significant commitments to action by corporations and both involve rigorous, scientifically guided and independently approved goal- and target-setting. Both initiatives produce numerically comparative data points representing corporate commitment to positive climate impacts, level of positive impact attainment, and generally a time-frame for achieving those positive impacts. An approved RE100 commitment or an SBTi renewable electricity commitment consists of a target year for attaining 100% renewable energy consumption. EP100 commitments generally involve a target year, but this varies widely by company and industry. Similarly, an approved SBTi net-zero target consists of a target year for attaining net-zero. SBTi committed targets are assessed by SBTi to align with one of three levels of progressively positive climate impact: an impact level consistent with a “2 degrees Celsius” rise in global temperatures, a “well-below 2 C” rise, or a “1.5 C” or less rise. Points for ranking these complex commitments and targets are as follows:

  • A company gets 25 points for committing to set Science Based Targets. Spendwell does not count commitments to the SBTi version of Business Ambition for 1.5°C unless companies have already set targets. The Business Ambition for 1.5°C commitment initiative closed for commitments over 3 years ago. For more information, see SBTi's final report on its Business Ambition for 1.5°C program.
  • A company gets 25 points each for setting near-term Scope 1, 2 or 3 Science Based Targets.
  • A company gets 50 points for setting Science-Based Targets that align with “2 degrees” of warming, 100 points for targets aligned with “well-below 2 degrees” of warming or 150 points for targets aligned with “1.5 degrees Celsius” of warming.
  • Spendwell assigns a company 50 points for participation in the RE100 initiative or the SBTi renewable electricity target. Companies are awarded a point for each year a 100% renewable energy target is sooner than 2050. For example, if a company's RE100 target year is 2025, they will be awarded 25 bonus points. In the event a company has committed to both initiatives, Spendwell uses only the data from the initiative with the earliest target year.
  • Spendwell assigns a company 50 points for participation in the EP100 initiative, but because of the significant variation in target years depending on company, industry, and more, Spendwell does not award bonus points for target year nearness.
  • Companies committing to set net-zero targets with SBTi get 100 points and an additional 150 points when their net-zero targets are approved. Additionally, companies are awarded 5 points for each year a net-zero target is sooner than 2050. For example, if a company’s target year is 2040, they will be awarded 50 bonus points.
  • If a company, including its subsidiaries and overseas operations, misses an agreed to deadline for target verification or is removed from the Climate Group or SBTi's commitment list(s) for failure to set or reach approved targets, the company will lose 500 points and any points associated with previously made commitments and/or targets tied to the removed commitment. This includes companies that made Business Ambition for 1.5°C net-zero commitments, but failed to follow through with verification through SBTi. Certain companies, such as financial institutions and certain automobile industry companies, have been granted target setting extensions by SBTi. Spendwell does not currently penalize these companies for having missed target setting dates, but does not grant them commitment points. For more information on these exceptions, see SBTi's commitment compliance policy.

    Please note: when SBTi notified committed companies about the above compliance policy in early 2023, they also let companies rescind net-zero commitments. If a company made a net-zero commitment through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, Spendwell's ranking includes that original commitment whether or not it was rescinded during SBTi's commitment compliance policy notice period.

You can find out more about each of these independent, science-led climate initiatives through the following links:

RE100 COMMITTED COMPANIES

EP100 COMMITTED COMPANIES

SBTi COMMITTED COMPANIES

The point system used in this ranking was developed by Spendwell in order to weight the importance of each commitment and target.

This ranking is currently focused on climate action targets and commitments. Future updates to this ranking will include measuring a company's transparency regarding its commitments and demonstrated or verifiable action taken to make those targets and commitments, real and meaningful.

*[All methodologies are in beta. Expect revisions and improvements.]

Ranking



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Companies doing more to mitigate their negative impact on the climate rank higher.

better

Iberdrola

climate
environmental impact
Iberdrola has set near-term Science Based Targets. Iberdrola has set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

1/24

Siemens

climate
environmental impact
Siemens committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. Siemens has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Siemens has set a 100% renewable energy target with either Science Based Targets or through RE100. Siemens has set an energy efficiency target through EP100.

2/24

EY

climate
environmental impact
EY committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. EY has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. EY has set a 100% renewable energy target with either Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

3/24

Al-Futtaim

climate
environmental impact
Al-Futtaim has set near-term Science Based Targets. Al-Futtaim has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. Al-Futtaim has set an energy efficiency target through EP100.

4/24

Kuehne + Nagel

climate
environmental impact
Kuehne + Nagel has set near-term Science Based Targets. Kuehne + Nagel has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

5/24

Mashreq

climate
environmental impact
Mashreq has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Mashreq has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

DP World

climate
environmental impact
DP World committed to develop and verify net-zero Science Based Targets by 2024-01-31 through the Business Ambition for 1.5°C program, but did not follow through with this commitment. DP World has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

Emirates NBD

climate
environmental impact
Emirates NBD has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Emirates NBD has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power

climate
environmental impact
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has not set net-zero Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

6/24(tied)

etisalat by e&

climate
environmental impact
etisalat by e& has not set near-term Science Based Targets, but has committed to doing so. etisalat by e& has not set net-zero targets with Science Based Targets and has not committed to doing so. They have not set any renewable energy targets with Science Based Targets or through RE100. They have not committed to the EP100 energy efficiency program.

10/24

Bank of America

climate
environmental impact
Bank of America has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

IBM

climate
environmental impact
IBM has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Octopus Group

climate
environmental impact
Octopus Group has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Baker Hughes

fossil fuel company*
climate
environmental impact
Baker Hughes has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

M42

climate
environmental impact
M42 has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Investcorp

climate
environmental impact
Investcorp has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Islamic Bank

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Islamic Bank has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Masdar

climate
environmental impact
Masdar has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Coursera

climate
environmental impact
Coursera has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Electric and Water Authority

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Electric and Water Authority has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

First Abu Dhabi Bank

climate
environmental impact
First Abu Dhabi Bank has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

ADIB

climate
environmental impact
ADIB has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Goldwind

climate
environmental impact
Goldwind has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

Dubai Holding

climate
environmental impact
Dubai Holding has not made commitments or set targets with any initiative currently included in this climate ranking.

24/24(tied)

worse


This report is based on data collected through 2023-11-29.
Report id: 268--2024-03-29T08:07:44.697Z

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