Ali Sheridan: Firms must choose between acting responsibly or locking us into an unsafe future

Companies have generated a flurry of net zero climate change plans — but many fall far short of true corporate responsibility

The starkness of the IPCC report was heightened by events such as the catastrophic wildfires in Evia, Greece. Picture: Thodoris Nikolaou/AP

Following the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, there can be no doubt about the size of the challenge ahead. This report, the sixth of its kind, clearly showed there is a  limited window to prevent the worst outcomes.

The recent increase in coverage of climate issues has also been reflected in the growth of job opportunities: Job titles such as head of sustainability, environmental, social and corporate governance manager, and corporate sustainability responsibility manager, are appearing across the job boards. There is also a marked increase in the number of academic courses.