Below you will find the interview with Alberto Carillo, the Chief Technical Officer and co-founder of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

Kornelis Blok had a conversation with him where he shares his experience and we are sure you have lots to learn from him.

Check it out!

Key takeaways:

• SBTi identified it was critical to bring the non-state sector on board, becoming a reference for how companies should do it. Align climate action with climate science in non-state actors.
• Two main challenges of SBTi are the maturity of climate change in the company structure (regulations, pressure from consumers and investors) and strengthening incentives to scale SBTi in companies in developing countries.
• The main reason to make companies join SBTi is the expectations from societies on companies to take meaningful actions in climate action.
• Mr Carillo expects the SBTi will support the decarbonisation of the business model of the company, which is a challenge still to be achieved. Target-setting is just the first step, target-delivering is the goal.
• The recommendations for climate action in companies are commitment (in any area someone is involved), tenacity (insisting through the long term) and passion (to continue despite setbacks).