Make net-zero strategies a mandatory requirement, UK firms urge government

Major UK companies and financial institutions collectively responsible for over £4.5trn in assets have called on the government to make disclosure of net zero transition plans a mandatory requirement for large firms, warning that only a fifth of FTSE 100 entities have voluntarily published net zero targets and plans to date. In a letter jointly addressed to Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng today (11 October), the companies argue such a policy would help address climate risks across the UK economy and burnish the government's global climate leadership credentia...