Race To Zero: how your business can drive the green revolution

Businesses must stand together for our planet in order to make systemic change, commit to credible targets, learn from each other and drive the green revolution. One of the platforms for this, is the Race To Zero campaign.

The campaign was launched by the UN on June 5th 2021 to build momentum around the shift to a decarbonised economy ahead of COP26. The aim is to get the ‘real economy’ actors including businesses, cities, regions, and investors to join 120 countries in the Climate Ambition Alliance, to create the largest ever alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 at the latest.

The CBI is an official ‘accelerator’ for the campaign and plays an active role in encouraging its membership to sign-up through both campaigns and support channels.

Overall objective 

The mantra of Race To Zero is to:

“Highlight the credible voices from businesses and investors – ensure that it is clear that ‘clean and ‘growth’ go hand in hand, rather than stand in opposition. Challenge the assumption that it is only the ‘expected’ climate activists calling for a better recovery, who are easier to dismiss”