A strategic framework for climate ambition, CO₂ reduction and dealing with external pressure

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Climate change fundamentally influences corporate strategy, whether in terms of cost structure, customer relations or investment decisions. New regulations and market mechanisms are turning CO₂ emissions into an economic factor.

2026 is a tipping point. Emissions data will become public and comparable. A price – either explicit or implicit – will be put on CO₂. Scope 3 emissions will shift the pressure to the supply chain. New policy instruments – like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) – will translate CO₂ emissions into costs.

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Companies will be confronted with:

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• increased demand for product and chain data;
• structural impact on margins;
• pressure on pricing;
• an increasing need for supplier engagement.

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In the white paper ‘From carbon footprint to CO₂ strategy’, we provide an analytical framework to address these challenges, and likewise to approach climate as an economic factor.

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About the white paper

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In ‘From carbon footprint to CO₂ strategy’, we address three fundamental questions:

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1. How is external pressure changing companies’ approaches to climate change?
2. Why is product and chain data becoming strategic?
3. How do you build a robust climate strategy?

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Who is it for? 

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The white paper is primarily aimed at sustainability managers, CFOs and financial managers, operations directors, and board members of industrial or internationally active companies.