Business domain
Operations
This is about implementing the transition plan in ways that address the impacts on people identified through strategy and risk management, and tracking and reporting on outcomes.
As climate actions are implemented, such as workforce changes, site closures, new technology deployments or supply chain shifts, operational teams translate commitments into practice through areas such as workforce planning, collaboration with suppliers and meaningful community engagement. Tracking outcomes for affected stakeholders helps companies understand whether impacts are being addressed as intended, identify where implementation needs to adapt and feed those insights back into strategic decision-making and transition planning. Publicly reporting on progress and outcomes provides transparency and accountability for how the transition is being operationalized. Together, implementation, tracking and reporting help ensure that commitments to addressing impacts on people translate into action and better outcomes.
Key questions to ask
- Is your company taking action to address the most severe impacts on people from its physical and transition-related operational changes, such as site-closures, workforce transitions, new technology deployments or supplier shifts?
- Does your company track whether these actions are improving outcomes for people, and report on this publicly?
- Do the teams responsible for climate-related operational changes have the guidance, resources and authority to address impacts on people?
A practical pathway to greater maturity
Implementation
Beginning
- The company has taken initial action to address impacts on people in at least one climate-related activity.
Developing
- The company has begun implementing time-bound actions to address the most severe people-related impacts associated with its priority climate-related actions.
Established
- The company has expanded implementation beyond priority climate-related actions to address the most severe impacts on people across its broader climate plan.
Leading
- The company can demonstrate evidence of corporate-wide implementation of its people-centred climate transition strategy or plan.
Tracking and reporting
Beginning
- The company has identified what data it already collects that is relevant to the impacts on people of its climate-related actions.
Developing
- The company discloses at a high level the impacts on people related to its climate-related actions, and their plans to address them.
Established
- The most severe people-related impacts associated with the company's climate plan/strategy and progress in addressing them are publicly reported using relevant metrics or targets and detailing how stakeholders are engaged.
Leading
- The company is leveraging metrics and targets to measure and publicly report on outcomes of its transition plan, which addresses the impacts on people across the company's climate plans (including mitigation, adaptation, carbon offsetting where relevant).
