Talk abstract:
Clearly, the role of business will be key if we are to transition to the zero carbon economy envisaged in the Paris Agreement. Nigel Topping, CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition, speaks about the role of businesses in meeting our climate targets. We Mean Business is a coalition of organizations working on climate change with thousands of the world’s most influential businesses and investors, and was instrumental in bringing the voice of progressive business to the multilateral process and continues to coordinate bold ambition, action and advocacy from global businesses acting on climate change. CEO Nigel Topping will explain how business engaged in the Paris process, the role of business in ratcheting and delivering climate ambition and his thoughts on the future role of business in delivering the transformative change needed.
Before becoming CEO of We Mean Business, Nigel Topping was executive director of the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global NGO which has brought together 655 of the world’s investors, representing assets under management of over $78 trillion, to engage with over 6000 of the largest public corporations on the business implications of climate change. He also has 18 years’ experience in the private sector, consulting for and running manufacturing businesses.