{"cacheOverride":"","cards":[],"leftPane":[],"pageTitle":"Climate transition plans that deliver","pageIntro":"<p><em>Driving value, resilience and credibility</em></p>","headerModules":[{"type":"header-text","label":null,"title":"Climate transition plans that deliver","text":"<p><em>Driving value, resilience and credibility</em></p>","goBack":{"text":"Return to journal","href":"/journal"},"fullWidth":false}],"scriptsAtTop":"","scriptsAtBottom":"<style>@media (min-width: 1200px) {\n    .content {\n        will-change: unset;\n    }\n}</style>\n<style>.splash-screen {z-index: 99999;}\nb, strong {\n    font-family: 'Realist Bold', sans-serif;\n}\n</style> <script type=\"text/javascript\"> _linkedin_partner_id = \"8322362\"; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids = window._linkedin_data_partner_ids || []; window._linkedin_data_partner_ids.push(_linkedin_partner_id); </script><script type=\"text/javascript\"> (function(l) { if (!l){window.lintrk = function(a,b){window.lintrk.q.push([a,b])}; window.lintrk.q=[]} var s = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; var b = document.createElement(\"script\"); b.type = \"text/javascript\";b.async = true; b.src = \"https://snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js\"; s.parentNode.insertBefore(b, s);})(window.lintrk); </script> <noscript> <img height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=8322362&fmt=gif\" /> </noscript>","author":{"name":"","date":null,"image":null},"iconShare":{"title":"Climate transition plans that deliver","description":"","url":"https://app-rycomv2-cm-prod.azurewebsites.net/journal/downloads/climate-transition-plans-that-deliver"},"modules":[{"type":"media-item","alignRight":false,"isAnimated":false,"fullWidth":false,"image":{"src":{"mobile":"/media/foxfyho0/ashurst_website_16-9.jpg?width=600&height=337&format=webp&quality=100&v=1dcbd32e27e8870","tablet":"/media/foxfyho0/ashurst_website_16-9.jpg?width=900&height=506&format=webp&quality=100&v=1dcbd32e27e8870","desktop":"/media/foxfyho0/ashurst_website_16-9.jpg?width=1540&height=866&format=webp&quality=100&v=1dcbd32e27e8870"},"alt":"Ashurst Website 16 9","customCursor":null},"mediaType":"image","darkMode":false,"darkModeHalf":false},{"type":"rich-text-content","text":"<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"291\">We’ve partnered with Ashurst LLP to produce a short paper on climate transition plans. It explores how investors and lenders are <em>actually</em> using them, and how preparers need to respond.</p>\n<p data-start=\"107\" data-end=\"291\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"535\">The paper draws on interviews with investors, investor relations leads and preparers across Europe and the US. It reflects a clear shift. Transition plans are increasingly being treated as financial documents, not just sustainability reports.</p>\n<p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"535\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"825\">What we heard is consistent. Investors want transition plans to clearly show how the business is mitigating climate-related risks and creating value. They are looking for plans that are fully costed and deliverable, with clear interim milestones and explicit links to CapEx, OpEx and R&amp;D.</p>\n<p data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"825\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1050\">There is also a growing expectation around transparency and balance. That includes a more realistic treatment of Scope 3 emissions and influence, clarity on key dependencies, and a clear view of any remaining emissions gap.</p>\n<p data-start=\"827\" data-end=\"1050\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1169\">Without this level of detail, long-term net zero commitments are increasingly seen as a risk rather than reassurance.</p>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1169\">&nbsp;</p>\n<div class=\"SCXW255813344 BCX0\">\n<div class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW255813344 BCX0\">\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1397\">The paper highlights nine areas where expectations are tightening, from transition mechanics and funding assumptions through to governance, decision-ready data, nature and just transition considerations, and greenwashing risk.</p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1397\">&nbsp;</p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1397\"><strong>In response, we set out practical considerations to help you shape transition plans that meet investor expectations.</strong></p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1397\">&nbsp;</p>\n</div>\n</div>","fullWidth":false,"topPadding":false,"bottomPadding":false},{"viewModelPath":"~/Views/Partials/Modules/_Form.cshtml","dynamicTitle":"CTPs that deliver","id":"ab9edab9-9ed7-45a3-a0f6-a0274030cbb3","formTheme":null,"title":"","text":"<p><br><strong>Download your copy</strong><br>We promise not to send you any rubbish when you give us your details, we just want to make sure you get what you need and see how else we can help you.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>To download the report, please fill in each field in the form opposite. 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