Net Zero Business Models: Winning in the Global Net Zero Economy
- 5h 25m
- John Montgomery, Mark Van Clieaf
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2023
Future-proof your business with a credible net-zero transition plan for the new economy.
Net Zero Business Models: Winning in the Global Net Zero Economy delivers a breakthrough approach to transition from business models contributing to climate disaster to Net Zero Business Models crucial to sustainability and profitability.
Based on the authors' business advisory expertise and insights from their research with over 200 best-in-class global companies, this book is an indispensable guide for executives, corporate directors, and institutional investors.
Discover how to implement a bona fide net zero transition plan and processes to:
- Identify new Board and Investor expectations for Net Zero Transition Plans (Beyond ESG)
- Ensure the Five eco-efficiency plans, processes and value drivers are in place as the foundation for a credible transition plan
- Select one of Four Pathways to a Net Zero Business Model as strategic options
- Apply the Three Domains for Systems Thinking required by leaders for Net Zero strategic leadership
- Align key metrics, targets, and incentive designs to accelerate business model transition
Metrics and Targets are not a plan, and a commitment to net zero is not a business strategy. Net Zero Business Models has been endorsed by C-Suites, Boards and Institutional Investors representing over $ 80 trillion in assets under management. This is the playbook you need to win in the Net Zero Global Economy.
About the Author
JOHN MONTGOMERY is the Founder of the Center for Global Consciousness where he provides strategic advice and executive coaching to CEOs and their executive teams. He practiced corporate law for 37 years in Silicon Valley where he founded a thriving corporate law firm, M&H LLP, and served as outside general counsel for over two dozen public companies and over 1,000 emerging growth companies. John is also the author of Great from the Start: How Conscious Corporations Attract Success.
MARK VAN CLIEAF, FRSA, is Managing Director at FutureZero, a leading consultancy advising global institutional investors, boards, and C-Suites on enterprise performance measurement, organization design, C-Suite succession planning, and executive incentive plan design aligned to business strategy and the net zero transition. He has over 35 years’ experience across four continents and a broad range of industry sectors, including global energy, utilities, mining, aluminum, consumer packaged goods, industrial, technology, credit card, advertising and branding, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and institutional investors.
In this Book
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Prologue
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Foreword
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Introduction—How to Use This Book
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The Net Zero Opportunity
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An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Applying a Carbon Shock Test
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Science-Based Emissions-Reduction Targets
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The Four Pathways to Net Zero—An Introduction
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Pathway One—Eco-Efficiency
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Pathway Two, Option One—Incremental Transformation of the Business Model—Zero-Carbon Products and Services
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Pathway Two, Option Two—Complete Transformation of the Business Model
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Pathway Three—Eco-Startups, New Ventures, Spinouts, and Industry Disruptors
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Pathway Four—Industry Ecosystem(s) Transformers
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A Foundational Framework to Choose a Pathway
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Preparing to Lead the Transformation—Key Elements of Successful Transformations
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The Three Domains of Systems Thinking
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Telling the Net Zero Story
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Obstacles to Net Zero
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Epilogue—Toward a Net Zero Civilization
