- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=The Global Climate Action Summit: How Business Can Turn Up Climate Ambition https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/195156?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/195156?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/195156?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=The Global Climate Action Summit: How Business Can Turn Up Climate Ambition&body=ESG News from BSR https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/195156?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Environment](/CSR-News/environment-0) # The Global Climate Action Summit: How Business Can Turn Up Climate Ambition Jun 8, 2018 10:00 AM ET Campaign: [Business in a Climate-Compatible World](/news/campaign/business-climate-compatible-world) ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/2018-06-07-global-climate-action-summit-blog-thumb.jpg) By [Kelly Gallo](https://www.bsr.org/en/about/staff-bio/kelly-gallo), Manager, BSR The [Global Climate Action Summit](https://globalclimateactionsummit.org/) is taking place September 12-14, 2018, in San Francisco, California. The theme? "Taking Ambition to the Next Level." This will be a moment to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors, and citizens with respect to climate action and to ensure that we don’t stop here, but instead commit to continued effort and ambition in this space. To keep warming well below 2 degrees C, and ideally below 1.5 degrees C—temperatures that could lead to catastrophic consequences—worldwide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must start trending down by 2020. The Summit will showcase climate action around the world, along with bold new commitments, to give world leaders confidence they can go even further by 2020 in support of the Paris Climate Agreement. Our President and CEO Aron Cramer serves on the Summit Advisory Committee and is working closely with the [We Mean Business](https://www.wemeanbusinesscoalition.org/) coalition to galvanize new climate commitments from business and highlight the most ambitious of announcements on a plenary stage that will reach an in-person audience of 4,500. We are working closely with our partners to support Summit program development around five headline challenges: 1) Healthy Energy Systems; 2) Inclusive Economic Growth; 3) Sustainable Communities; 4) Land and Ocean Stewardship; and 5) Transformative Climate Investments. The private sector has a significant role to play in ratcheting up ambition, which can lead directly to reduced risk of climate disruption, as well as more resilient enterprises. In addition, this sends a powerful signal to peers and national governments that emissions reductions can be achieved with innovative and replicable solutions, and that policy frameworks can create the right incentives for action. So how can your company get involved, contributing to the both the Summit this fall and the greater goal of preserving our earth and a promoting a thriving economy? Here are the main ways businesses can engage: ### 1. Announce a public commitment All companies can contribute to demonstrating the private sector’s combined impact by making a commitment to any of the following campaigns: - Commit to set a [science-based target](http://sciencebasedtargets.org/) to reduce your GHG emissions in line with limiting the global temperature increase to below 2 degrees C. - Commit to source 100 percent renewable power for your operations through [RE100](http://there100.org/). - Commit to build zero emissions vehicle fleets to promote electric transport through [EV100](https://www.theclimategroup.org/project/ev100). - Commit to achieve greater energy productivity through [EP100](https://www.theclimategroup.org/project/ep100). - Commit to own, manage, rent, or develop buildings that are net-zero carbon in operation through the [Towards Zero Emissions Building Initiative](http://www.worldgbc.org/). - Commit to establish a [climate-resilient supply chain](https://www.bsr.org/en/our-insights/blog-view/business-case-for-empowering-women-through-climate-resilient-supply-chains). - Commit to mobilize funds for [climate action](https://www.bsr.org/en/our-insights/blog-view/qa-the-future-of-business-action-climate-change). - Commit to support a [just transition](http://www.bteam.org/announcements/just-transition-a-business-guide/?utm_source=SM%20Kit&utm_medium=Twitter&utm_campaign=JT%20Guidance) to a clean energy economy that protects human rights. - Commit to [disclose climate performance](https://www.fsb-tcfd.org/) on an annual basis. Do you have a commitment that goes beyond any of these existing campaigns? [Let us know](mailto:web@bsr.org?subject=Global%20Climate%20Action%20Summit%20Commitment)! ### 2. Speak at the Summit The formal Summit program will feature plenaries and a range of high-level sessions focusing on the five challenges and complementary themes, such as gender and equity. Speaker invitations will be issued by the Summit Co-Chairs, and CEOs of companies making high-ambition climate action commitments may be invited to speak. ### 3. Organize or join a side event Beyond the formal Summit program, hundreds of affiliated events will take place during the week of September 10 throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Organized by a range of companies, NGOs, and governments, these events create additional arenas for exploring climate challenges and solutions that complement Summit activities. ### 4. Spread the word Help spread the word about the Summit, the need for increased climate ambition, and your commitment to address climate change. Follow the Summit [@GCAS2018](https://twitter.com/GCAS2018) on Twitter and promote climate action and solutions using the [\#GCAS2018](https://twitter.com/hashtag/gcas2018?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash) and [\#StepUp2018](https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23StepUp2018&src=tyah) hashtags. ### 5. Sponsor the Summit Sponsorship opportunities offer a range of benefits, including the opportunity to lift up sustainability commitments and to attend invitation-only Summit and affinity events. BSR is working closely with the Summit team, and we will be conveying invitations to our members this month. We hope you join us in San Francisco this September, as our collective efforts must lead to a turning point by 2020 in order to prevent the worst effects of climate change. *For more information on the Summit, visit the [Frequently Asked Questions](http://globalclimateactionsummit.org/faq/) page. If you have any questions about how to work with BSR to make sure your climate commitments are included in the business contribution to climate action, please [contact us](mailto:web@bsr.org?subject=Global%20Climate%20Action%20Summit%20Question).* *Originally published on [BSR](https://www.bsr.org/en/our-insights/blog-view/global-climate-action-summit-how-business-can-turn-up-climate-ambition).* [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/bsr_logo.gif)](/profiles/bsr) ### More from BSR ###### [Leading Multinationals Embark on Accelerating Freight Decarbonization in the Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance](/news/leading-multinationals-embark-accelerating-freight-decarbonization-sustainable-freight-buyers) May 24, 2022 10:00 AM ET ###### [The VRF and IFRS Foundation Join Forces: A New Day for ESG Reporting and Disclosure](/news/vrf-and-ifrs-foundation-join-forces-new-day-esg-reporting-and-disclosure) Nov 15, 2021 9:00 AM ET ###### [Human Rights Are Not Just an “ESG Factor”](/news/human-rights-are-not-just-esg-factor) Sep 27, 2021 10:00 AM ET ###### [How Your Company Can Build Resilient Business Strategies](/news/how-your-company-can-build-resilient-business-strategies) Jun 25, 2021 10:00 AM ET ###### [What Does Resilience Really Mean?](/news/what-does-resilience-really-mean) Jun 8, 2021 11:00 AM ET ###### [Why Your Company Needs a Resilient Business Strategy](/news/why-your-company-needs-resilient-business-strategy) Jun 4, 2021 11:30 AM ET ###### [Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains: Partners](/news/resilience-fund-women-global-value-chains-partners) May 12, 2021 5:00 PM ET ###### [Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains: Impact](/news/resilience-fund-women-global-value-chains-impact) May 12, 2021 2:00 PM ET