Intrepid Action Against Climate Change
DWP Sustainability Imperative

"From the air we breathe to the food we eat, nature and well-functioning ecosystems bring critical services that are essential for human livelihood and well-being. Our ability to provide food, energy, and other resources to more people around the world has come at the expense of our future. Climate change, unsustainable land and natural-resource use, pollution, and other factors are all major threats to the critical ecosystem services that we rely on.

Taking action is a business issue. Organizations that embed sustainability and strategies to fight climate change into their business models and governance processes will drive lasting competitive advantage."

- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Opportunities in the Climate Change Battle

Fighting global climate change is one of today’s most urgent challenges. No matter the industry or region, now is the time to prioritize and proactively invest in transformational action that will limit global warming and set organizations on a path to success in a decarbonized world. With innovative approaches to climate change, companies can ensure that the planet’s needs—as well as humanity’s—are met.

Global temperature has increased by about 1°C above preindustrial levels, a change that is correlated with an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Even if warming is contained to 2°C—as prescribed by the Paris climate agreement—increasingly destructive events, such as fires, droughts, hurricanes, rising seas, and forced migration, will likely materialize. Current policies and pledges are not enough to get the world on track. We need to act now in order to reverse emissions and ensure we are on a clear downward trend in the coming decade.

It’s not going to be easy, but the good news is that we can use existing technology to achieve most of the required transition to a low-carbon economy in energy, industry, transportation, land use, and infrastructure—and we can do so in an economically viable way.

- Boston Consulting Group

DWP Clients are strongly encouraged to prioritize and proactively invest in transformational action limiting climate changes due to global warming. The time is now to take ACTION!

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The Sustainability Imperative

Climate change compounds many other environmental challenges. Our oceans, for example, are threatened by rising temperatures, acidification, and the increasing damage associated with storms and high tides. But there’s also the overexploitation of resources like fish stocks; the erosion of critical habitats, including coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangroves; and damage from pollution and single-use plastics.

Corporate leaders are becoming increasingly aware of the business and societal value of strategies that reuse and recycle resources and are thus moving toward what’s known as a circular economy. This approach rethinks the traditional take-make-dispose economic model and envisions a new one that is regenerative by design.

We have to view the relationship between business and the environment from a fresh perspective. Those that do so will be in the best position to combat the impact of climate change and ecosystem degradation while also capturing valuable new business opportunities.

- Boston Consulting Group

DWP Clients are strongly encouraged move toward a circular economy rethink the take-make-dispose economic model and envision a new regenerative one by design. Businesses that do so will be in the best position to positively impact our planet while capturing valuable new business opportunities. The time is now to take ACTION!

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Companies need to systematically transform their businesses to prepare for a decarbonized world...

DEVELOP A LOW-CARBON STRATEGY

Understand the climate risks of your business models, identify opportunities for a low-carbon transition, and set bold reduction targets.

CLIMATE-PROOF YOUR OPERATIONS

Reduce the CO2 intensity of your processes, work with suppliers to address theirs, and manage the physical risks.

ENGAGE HONESTLY WITH STAKEHOLDERS

Be open about the challenges of your climate journey, work with regulators to get support for decarbonization, and partner along the value chain to share risks.