Future-proof your business with a credible net-zero transition plan for the new economy. Net Zero Business Models: Winning in the Global Net Zero Economy delivers a breakthrough approach to transition from business models contributing to climate disaster to Net Zero Business Models crucial to sustainability and profitability. Based on the authors' business advisory expertise and insights from their research with over 200 best-in-class global companies, this book is an indispensable guide for executives, corporate directors, and institutional investors. Discover how to implement a bona fide net zero transition plan and processes to: Identify new Board and Investor expectations for Net Zero Transition Plans (Beyond ESG) Ensure the Five eco-efficiency plans, processes and value drivers are in place as the foundation for a credible transition plan Select one of Four Pathways to a Net Zero Business Model as strategic options Apply the Three Domains for Systems Thinking required by leaders for Net Zero strategic leadership Align key metrics, targets, and incentive designs to accelerate business model transition Metrics and Targets are not a plan, and a commitment to net zero is not a business strategy. Net Zero Business Models has been endorsed by C-Suites, Boards and Institutional Investors representing over $ 80 trillion in assets under management. This is the playbook you need to win in the Net Zero Global Economy.

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Table of Exhibits Table of Appendices Prologue Preface Introduction: How to Use This Book Part I: Setting the Context for Net Zero Chapter 1: The Net Zero Opportunity The Transformational Forces of Net Zero Managing the Transformational Forces of Net Zero in a VUCA World What Does “Net Zero” Mean? Going Beyond Net Zero What Does the Transition to a Net Zero Economy Look Like? The Net Zero Opportunity Summary: Where to Begin Part II: The Technical Foundations of Net Zero Business Models Chapter 2: An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Emissions What Are Scope 1, 2, and 3 Emissions? Developing a GHG Emissions Data Strategy What Are Scope 1 Emissions? What Are Scope 2 Emissions? What Are Scope 3 Emissions? Summary: Getting Started Chapter 3: Applying a Carbon Shock Test The $20 Trillion Problem Some Context for a Carbon Tax Scenario Planning for Carbon Taxes Summary: Have Good Processes Chapter 4: Science-Based Emissions-Reduction Targets The Four Objectives of the Net Zero Standard Generally Accepted GHG Accounting and Reporting Principles Five Steps to Set Science-Based Targets Science-Based Targets Unique to the Power Sector Science-Based Targets Unique to the Forest, Land, and Agriculture (FLAG) Sector Updating and Communicating Targets The Validation Process Summary: Science-Based Targets Are Not a Transition Plan Part III: The Four Pathways to Net Zero Chapter 5: The Four Pathways to Net Zero: An Introduction Eco-Efficiency Processes and Systems Summary Chapter 6: Pathway One: Eco-Efficiency Pathway One: Companies with Low Carbon Intensity Business Models Weyerhaeuser Microsoft Corporation Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. JAB Pathway One: Companies with High Carbon Intensity Business Models Exxon Mobil Corporation Characteristics of Pathway One Pathway One Risk Factors Critical Success Factors for Pathway One Companies Summary Chapter 7: Pathway Two, Option One: Incremental Transformation of the Business Model—Zero-Carbon Products and Services Re-engineering with a Focus on Zero-Carbon Products and Services Net Zero Transformation Strategies and Transition Plans Complete Transformation of the Existing Product and Services Portfolio to Zero Carbon Walmart, Inc. Nestlé Roll-Royce Holdings Summary Chapter 8: Pathway Two, Option Two: Complete Transformation of the Business Model Complete Transformation of the Business Model Ørsted Shell plc Vattenfall General Motors Company Characteristics of Pathway Two Pathway Two Risk Factors Critical Success Factors for Pathway Two Companies Summary Chapter 9: Pathway Three: Eco-Startups, New Ventures, Spinouts, and Industry Disruptors Climate Technology and Eco-Startups Innovation and Industry Disruptors About Disruption The Disruption Opportunity Matrix Ecolibri Srl NuScale Power Corporation Celsius Energy CarbonCure Universal Hydrogen Co. and ZeroAvia, Inc. Incremental Innovation versus Exponential Innovation Characteristics of Pathway Three Pathway Three Risk Factors Critical Success Factors for Pathway Three Companies Summary Chapter 10: Pathway Four: Industry Ecosystem(s) Transformers The Four Stages of Industry Ecosystem(s) Transformation The Transformation of the Automobile Industry Tesla the Disruptor Tesla: A Pathway Four Industry Ecosystem(s) Transformation Leader The Rise of Electric Vehicles Tesla’s Business Model Characteristics of Pathway Four Pathway Four Risk Factors Critical Success Factors for Leading an Industry Transformation Summary Part IV: Implementing a Pathway to Net Zero Chapter 11: A Foundational Framework to Choose a Pathway The Innovation and Return on Capital Life Cycle Value Quadrant 1: The High-Innovation/Early-Growth Stage Value Quadrant 2: The High-Performance/Competitive-Fade Stage Value Quadrant 3: The Mature/Cash Cow Stage Value Quadrant 4: The Failing Business Model Stage How the Innovation and Return on Capital Life Cycle Effects Valuation The Four Domains of Carbon Intensity, the Innovation and Return on Capital Life Cycle, and Valuation Summary: Have Good Processes to Preserve and Grow Shareholder Value Chapter 12: Preparing to Lead the Transformation: Key Elements of Successful Transformations The Three Types of Change Hearing the Call Preparing to Lead to Net Zero Startup and Staff Create the Case for Net Zero Assess and Build the Organization Build Leadership Capacity to Change Have Clear Roles Designate an Executive Sponsor Establish a Parallel Governance Structure Designate a Net Zero Leader Appoint Individual Net Zero Process Leaders Use Experts as Needed Align Incentive Compensation with Achieving Net Zero Have Adequate Financial Resources to Get to Net Zero Have a Flexible Plan Meet People’s Psychological Needs Launching the Transformation Summary Chapter 13: The Three Domains of Systems Thinking The Operations Domain The Business Systems Domain The Global Systems Domain Cultivating Systems-Thinking Capacity for the Transition to Net Zero Domains of Systems Thinking for the Pathways to Net Zero Systems Thinking Meets Electric Vehicles and Gray Electrons Systems Thinking and the Electric Power Sector—the Foundation to the Net Zero Economy Systems Thinking and the Development of the Smart Grid Systems Thinking and the Double Transformation of the Grid Systems Thinking, Smart Grids, and Green Hydrogen Summary Chapter 14: Telling the Net Zero Story Companies Need Good Data to Tell Their Net Zero Stories The Board of Directors’ Role in Telling the Net Zero Story Investors Expect Comprehensive and Credible Net Zero Stories The Evolution of Voluntary ESG and Climate-Related Disclosure—the Alphabet Soup The Consolidation of Voluntary Climate-Related Disclosure into Universal Standards The Evolution of Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosure Telling the Net Zero Story Before the Implementation of Mandatory Climate-Related Disclosures Other Key Roles for Disclosure Process Development Summary Chapter 15: Obstacles to Net Zero Mental Obstacles Greenwashing Hidden Obstacles Fossil Fuels and the Developing World Fickle Political Support Summary Part V: Beyond Net Zero: Systems Change Chapter 16: Epilogue: Toward a Net Zero Civilization The Shift to Stakeholder Capitalism The Infrastructure of Stakeholder Capitalism and Systems Change Benefit Corporation Governance MultiCapital Accounting Doughnut Economics Heart-Based Leadership Conclusion Acknowledgments