About the One Planet Pledge
The One Planet Pledge is chaired by Rt Hon Justine Greening; former Secretary of State for International Development. Justine was also the Secretary of State for Education and Transport, as well as being Minister for Women and Equalities during her time as an MP. The One Planet Pledge was formerly chaired by Seema Kennedy OBE.
The One Planet Pledge makes it simpler for businesses to make their public and ambitious pledge to put the planet at the heart of their purpose. The One Planet Pledge is simple; companies making their pledge to making the sustainability of our planet part of their purpose, setting a clear and public date to reach net zero emissions.
Now is the time.
As we lead up to COP 28 in the United Arab Emirates the One Planet Pledge is redoubling our efforts to help companies navigate a path to Net Zero.
There can be absolutely no doubt that climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing challenges that we face. As UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, “the climate emergency is a race we are losing, but it is a race we can win”.
Unarguably economic growth has been responsible for lifting unprecedented numbers out of poverty in the last twenty years. But unless we take action, climate change will have a devastating impact that pushes those gains back and risks devastating consequences.
Our People and our Planet are two sides of the same coin. Through our sister campaign the Social Mobility Pledge, 500 organisations, covering 7 million people, have committed to tackling the opportunity gap for those people with the least privilege.
It’s time for change when it comes to our planet too. Business as usual is not good enough. That's why we must reach Net Zero as soon as possible.
It's going to require changing the way we work now, and tomorrow. It won't be easy. But it's the right thing to do.
Society’s expectations of business are changing rapidly. People see through Corporate Reputation Advertising. They know it is money spent that's really about protecting the company’s image; not about protecting our communities future - our people and our planet.
Now, more than ever, businesses have a responsibility to lead; it means genuine purpose-led advocacy, on how business can take a wider world’s priorities and make them its own.
That's why the One Planet Pledge asks organisations to publicly, clearly and transparently make their pledge on when they will reach Net Zero.
One Goal For One Planet. Net Zero.
What is Net Zero?
‘Net zero’ refers to achieving an overall balance between emissions produced and emissions taken out of the atmosphere. Like a bath with the taps on, an approach to achieving this balance can either be to turn down the taps (the emissions) or to drain an equal amount down the plug (removals of emissions from the atmosphere such as carbon sinks or carbon capture and storage).
Read more about Net Zero here
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