Addressing External Barriers to Policy Leadership

Amy Meyer & Eliot Metzger of WRI

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On July 15th, 2021, we spoke with Amy Meyer and Eliot Metzger of WRI’s Center for Sustainable Business to explore “7 Barriers to U.S. Business Leadership on Climate Policy & How to Break Them Down.”

To be on a 1.5˚ C pathway, the U.S. must cut emissions 50%+ below 2005 levels by 2030. As a result, companies are being pressed to make advocacy for climate policy a key component of their climate commitments -- ending any political activities that run counter to a science-based climate agenda.

In this module, we explore:

• What are the external barriers to business leadership on climate policy?
• What actions can stakeholders take to break external barriers?

The Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce (CPRT)’s Expert Dialogues are in-depth, recorded conversations with academic experts, stakeholder advocates and business practitioners to provide our members and other CPR champions with the expertise and context they need to develop principled, proactive CPR strategies. We invite those interested in a constructive, non-partisan, principles-based discussion.

WRI’s Center for Sustainable Business (wri.org/business) helps companies better measure their footprint and manage resources, calls for increased ambition like science-based targets, and makes the case for disruptive business models and climate policy advocacy. This includes helping firms address thorny issues and uncomfortable trade-offs on the pathway to business transformation.

The full transcript for this module is available here. 

KEYWORDS: #CorporatePoliticalResponsibility #ESG #CPR_Trends #CPR_Legitimacy #CivicEngagement #Accountability #Greenwashing #ClimatePolicy