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The critical role of sustainability within B2B relationships

Businesses are turning sustainability into a durable competitive advantage to secure strategic opportunities

What is CSR? The fundamentals of Corporate Social Responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has increasingly become a 'must-have', rather than a 'nice-to-have', for all businesses.

A comprehensive guide to the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)

Businesses must start preparing for the CSDDD immediately.

Communicating your sustainability strategy: A guide to transparency and responsibility

How to communicate your sustainability strategy?

An overview of the key green-related terms

Greenwashing, green hushing, green botching and greenwishing: the sustainability terms businesses must be aware of.

What is the difference between carbon-neutral, net-zero and climate positive?

A non-misleading guide to carbon-neutrality.

Beyond Greenwashing: Using advertising in the fight against climate change

How to fight climate change with advertising?

Sustainability regulations in the automotive and fleet industry

The urgency for greener, more sustainable alternatives is reshaping the automotive sector.

The EU cracks down on plastic, here’s what you should know

How to reduce plastic pollution in line with EU policies?

Plan A and Kite Insights partner to accelerate corporate decarbonisation

Are you ready to lead your business into a climate fluent future?

How to manage your stakeholders in the net-zero transition

Embarking on the sustainability journey? Effectively managing your stakeholders is critical.

How to prepare your business for the CSRD: Are you ready?

The ultimate checklist for CSRD reporting

How the EU greenwashing regulations will impact your business

Is your business ready to comply with the EU's greenwashing regulations?

ESG reporting process: 6 key steps for your company

How to prepare a compliant ESG report?

The importance of ESG regulations in facilitating business climate action

There is a common misconception that climate regulations and frameworks cannot benefit companies.

How to decarbonise your e-commerce business?

Shop your way to a greener planet: decarbonise your e-commerce by carting away carbon one digital purchase at a time.

How CFO's can unlock sustainability success

The job description of the Chief Financial Officer is being rewritten.

The evolving responsibilities of Chief Sustainability Officers

The rise of the CSO won’t be slowing down anytime soon.

How will carbon pricing affect the global decarbonisation agenda?

It is becoming expensive, not being sustainable.

How banks can lead the way to global decarbonisation

Can a bank really be net-zero?

How can Web 3.0 and cryptocurrency be a solution for climate change?

Threat, solution or pure madness?

How can the circular economy support sustainable development?

Making a straight line into a perfect circle.

Net-zero journey, explained

Are your net-zero pledges credible enough?

Visa and Plan A partner exclusively to decarbonise businesses worldwide

A historical partnership scaling up decarbonisation and management of financial risks.

The implications of data gaps in climate science

There a two kinds of people in this world. Those who dig data, and those who don't. Us, we dig.

The stakeholders of climate change

You are most likely part of all of them.

How do you grow your business while decarbonising?

Decarbonisation and growth are not mission impossible

The world's first net-zero gaming company is being built by Sorare and Plan A

The sustainable future of NFT is closer than you think.

Patagonia Boss Yvon Chouinard has Something to Share

He's had it up to here. He is telling the Dam truth.

Supplier's carbon footprint: measure and reduce scope 3 emissions

Uncover your real carbon emissions.

Top 5: The importance of biodiversity to our planet and its humans

Want to bet on it?

Announcing: The Plan A scientific advisory board

A crossed conversation on climate change and what the future holds.

It's time to be more transparent about events' carbon emissions

No events on a dead planet.

Is it too late to save our planet?

It will be if we keep asking if it is.

The carbon bubble - towards a new financial crisis?

Who is going to pay the bill? A burning concept to understand. Be prepared for it to burst.

Using biophilic design for office productivity

Nature helps.

What are Scopes 1, 2 and 3 of Carbon Emissions?

All you have to know, right here.

Plan A Opens London Office to Help UK Businesses Decarbonise and Improve their ESG Performance

Good morning England.

World Environment Day: Measure and reduce emissions from waste

Let's talk trash.

Earth Overshoot Day 2022

When would be Earth Overshoot day if the world's population lived like France, Germany, USA?

Introducing the Sustainability Initiative: beyond science-based targets

Setting the stage for sustainability success.

Calculate your events, business travel and waste carbon emissions with the Plan A Platform

The features your company needs to reduce scope 3 emissions.

The FAQs of climate change

This is not a last stand, it's a revolution.

Blockchain versus sustainability

Get renewable or die trying.

Leading by Example: Plan A is Officially a B Corp

We are proud to announce that Plan A is officially B Corp certified.

How can companies become sustainability leaders?

Practical tips to make 2022 the most efficient sustainability year for your business.

BNW x Plan A: Calculate your corporate carbon footprint with a free carbon emissions calculator

Take control over your corporate carbon footprint.

Plan A is TÜV Rheinland Certified

This is official. Plan A is certified by TÜV Rheinland for its Corporate Carbon Footprint (CCF) calculation methodology.

No, humans have not always adapted.

A human history on adaptation.

Calculate the environmental impact of virtual events

Even the virtual world has a carbon footprint.

How to measure the carbon footprint of work from home?

Remote work can decrease your carbon footprint, but not always.

Banking on sustainability: A fireside chat with Swedbank

There is no plan B for our planet, even if Elon Musk is looking for another one.

How to spot greenwashing

Don’t let them get you.

Why every tenth of a degree Celsius mean temperature increase by 2100 matters more than you may think

A crude metaphor on the climate crisis.

Telecommunications in the sustainable transition: Meet the Giants #3 - O2 Telefonica

Discover how to put sustainability at the heart of your business.

Documentary Plan A x Startup TV: How to change your company and do it well?

Discover the first episode on carbon offsetting.

Plan A Raises $3M in Funding to Help Companies Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

Happy to announce the closing of our investment round.

Meet the Giants #2: Celonis - Scalability, Hypergrowth & Sustainability

A Unicorn story.

4 lessons we learned from "Meet the Giants #1: Salesforce"

Climate Action is Everyone's Business.

The Environmental Impact of 2020: Nature is not healing

Better than a Netflix thriller movie.

Multinational companies emit nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions

It is getting hot in here.

How did we find out about climate change?

This is the story of the long and reasoned road to accepting the reality of climate science.

Playlist for the Planet - Humpback to School

Make a splash for your first day back.

Sustainable friday: Tips from the Plan A office - Part 3

Embrace the sustainable Friday fever.

Top options to reduce your carbon footprint

That's one small step for you, one giant leap for the planet.

Playlist for the planet: 2000's pop music revival

Drop it like it's hot.

Are we creating plastic monsters?

Playing Dr. Frankenstein with plastic cutlery.

10 Rules for a Plastic-Free Office

Life without plastic, is fantastic.

10 steps you can take to start the sustainability conversation in your office

Get set, ready, GO!

Sustainable Friday: Tips from Plan A's office

Become a maestro of sustainable living.

A brief history of river conservation

For most people, corals are better looking than trouts, and surfers are more popular than fishermen.

Sustainable Living: What is the Environmental Impact of your Food?

The ultimate office foody guide.

What Does the European Green Recovery Mean for Business Sustainability?

You will never have a better chance to make a greener world.

Indigenous and Local knowledge: a Precious Tool for Climate Research

Knowledge is never new.

5 reasons to give your CEO to make your company more sustainable

Here are a few arguments, and some nice graphs to add to your proposal.

The benefits of managing the carbon footprint of your company

Business opportunity doesn't ring twice

Start a Green Team in your Company

And end up with a green company.

How Can we Generate 100% Renewable Electricity?

The roadmap to a liveable planet.

Infographic: The IUCN Endangered Species Red List

We are but one leaf in the tree of life.

Infographic: The Internet's Carbon Footprint

How much CO2 is in your daily scroll?

Infographic: Little Big Things: The Insect Armageddon

Like when you're missing the smallest piece of Lego.

Playlist for the Planet: Sounds of South Africa

Woza woza!

Datacenters: Environmental Threat or Chance of a Sustainable Future?

When you discover that scrolling takes more energy than you thought.

How is Berlin Nightlife preparing for the green transition?

Let the disco ball shed a green light on this land.

Infographic: Earth Overshoot Day 2019

The cusp of sustainability.

From waste to revenue: Upcycling in Rwanda

There is gold in your garbage. If you can find it.

5 Graphs to Understand Climate Change

At least one of them is true.

Playlist for the Planet - Hip Hop Loves Nature

Microphone Soloists for a futurist planet.

The drivers of deforestation

They drive fast.

Deep Dive into Ecosystem Services

How exactly do we benefit from nature, and why try to put a price on it?

Playlist for the Planet - Happy Holiday

Rock the socks off climate change.

Most powerful and potent greenhouse gases: everything we know

It's not weak.

Playlist for the Planet - Cool and Cosy in October

When it hits you feel no pain.

Playlist for the planet: Summer vibrations

Exceptionally, we let our Spanish member of the team take over.

Playlists for the Planet - Cool vibes

Don’t fight it. The brain loves steady rhythms.

Europe, climate change and the world

The continent that invented the thermometer and ice cream — is once more confronted with a heatwave. Have the first signs of climate change showing in Europe too?

What role does technology play in carbon accounting?

Unleash the true power of data and science.

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All Plan A glossary terms

Air Quality Index (AQI)

ɛr kwɑləti ˈɪndɛks (eɪkwaɪ)

ɛr pəˈluːʃən

Atmosphere / Air

ˈætməsfɪr / ɛr

Beyond value chain mitigation

bɪˈjɑnd væljuː ʧeɪn ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən

ˈbaɪoʊfjuːəl

Biomass / Biogas

ˈbaɪoʊˌmæs / ˈbaɪoʊɡæs

Business travel emissions (Scope 3 Category 6)

ˈbɪznəs ˈtrævəl ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætəɡɔri sɪks)

Capital goods emissions (Scope 3 Category 2)

ˈkæpɪtl̩ ɡʊdz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri tuː)

Carbon Insetting

kɑːrbən ˈɪnsɛtɪŋ

Carbon accounting

ˈkɑːbən əˈkaʊntɪŋ

ˈkɑrbən ˈbʌdʒɪt

Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

ˈkɑrbən ˈkæptʃər ənd ˈstɔrɪdʒ (ˈsiˌsiːɛs)

ˈkɑrbən ˈkrɛdɪt

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd (ˈsiˌoʊtu)

Carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e)

ˈkɑrbən daɪˈɑksaɪd ɪˈkwɪvələnt (ˈsiˌoʊtuˈi)

Carbon emissions

ˈkɑrbən ɪˈmɪʃənz

Carbon footprint

ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt

ˈkɑrbən ˈlikɪdʒ

ˈkɑrbən ˈmɑrkɪt

Carbon negative

ˈkɑrbən ˈnɛɡətɪv

Carbon neutrality / carbon-neutral

ˈkɑrbən nuːˈtræləti / ˈkɑrbən-nuːˈtræl

Carbon positive

ˈkɑrbən ˈpɑzətɪv

ˈkɑrbən praɪs

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)

klin dɪˈvɛləpmənt ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm (ˌsiːdiːˈɛm)

ˈklaɪmət

ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ

ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən

Corporate Carbon Footprint

ˈkɔrpərɪt ˈkɑrbən ˈfʊtprɪnt

Decarbonisation

dᵻkˌɑː͡ɹbənəzˈe͡ɪʃən

Direct emissions

daɪˈrɛkt ɪˈmɪʃənz

Downstream leased assets emissions (Scope 3 Category 13)

Downstream transportation and distribution emissions (Scope 3 Category 9)

ɪˈmɪʃənz

Emissions trading

ɪˈmɪʃənz ˈtreɪdɪŋ

Employee commuting emissions (Scope 3 Category 7)

End-of-life treatment of sold products emissions (Scope 3 Category 12)

Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)

iː-ɛs-ʤiː

ˈfɑsl̩ fjʊlz

Franchises emissions (Scope 3 Category 14)

Fuel and energy-related activities (Scope 3 Category 3)

ˈfjuːəl ænd ˈɛnərdʒi rɪˈleɪtɪd ækˈtɪvɪtiz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri θriː)

Global Surface Temperature

ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈsɜːrfɪs ˈtɛmpərətjʊr

Global Warming Potential (GWP)

ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈwɔrmɪŋ pəˈtɛnʃəl (dʒiːˈdʌblijuːˈpiː)

ˈɡloʊbl̩ ˈwɔrmɪŋ

ɡriːn bɒndz

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol

ˈɡɹiːnˌhaʊs ɡˈæsᵻz

Greenhouse effect

ɡrinˌhaus ɡæs ɪˈmɪʃənz proʊtəˌkɔl

Greenhouse gases (GHGs)

ˈɡriːnhaʊs ɪˈfɛkt

ˈɡrinˌwɑʃɪŋ

ˈhaɪdrədʒən

Indirect emissions

ˌɪndaɪˈrɛkt ɪˈmɪʃənz

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

ˌɪntərˌɡʌvərˈmɛntəl ˈpænl̩ ɒn ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ (aɪpiːsiːˈsiː)

Internal carbon pricing

ɪnˈtɜːrnəl ˈkɑːrbən ˈpraɪsɪŋ

Investment emissions (Scope 3 Category 15)

ˈkaɪoʊtoʊ ˈproʊtəˌkɔl

Life cycle assessment (LCA)

Long-term science-based targets

lɔŋ tɜrm ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts

ˈmɛθeɪn (siː eɪtʃ fɔr)

ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən

Mitigation hierarchy

ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən ˈhaɪəˌrɑrki

Near-term science-based targets

nɪər tɜrm ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts

nɛt ˈzɪroʊ

ˌnjuːtrəlɪˈzeɪʃən

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

ˈnaɪtrəs ˈɒksaɪd (ˈɛn tu ˈoʊ)

ˈɔfˌsɛtɪŋ

ˈoʊzoʊn (ˈoʊθriː)

Paris Climate Agreement

plæn eɪ plætfɔrm

Processing of sold products emissions (Scope 3 Category 10)

Product Environmental Footprint (PEF)

Purchased goods and services emissions (Scope 3 Category 1)

ˈpɜːrtʃɪst ɡʊdz ænd ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri wʌn)

Science-Based Targets Initiative

skoʊp wʌn

Scope 1 emissions

/skoʊp tuː ɪˈmɪʃənz/

Scope 2 emissions

skoʊp θriː ɪˈmɪʃənz

Scope 3 emissions

ˈsaɪəns beɪst ˈtɑrgɪts ɪˈnɪʃətɪv

Scope 4 emissions

/skoʊp fɔːr ɪˈmɪʃənz/

səˌsteɪnəˈbɪləti

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

səsˈteɪnəbl dɪˈvɛləpmənt ɡoʊlz (ɛsˌdiːˈdʒiːz)

tæsk fɔrs ɒn ˈklaɪmət-rɪˌleɪtɪd faɪˈnænʃəl dɪˈskloʊʒərz (tiːsiːɛfˈsiːdiː)

Two-degree limit / Two-degree target

tuː-ˈdɪɡriː ˈlɪmɪt / tuː-ˈdɪɡriː ˈtɑrgɪt

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

juː ɛn ˈfreɪmˌwɜrk kənˈvɛnʃən ɒn ˈklaɪmət ʧeɪndʒ (juːˌɛnˌɛfˌsiːˌsiː)

Upstream leased assets emissions (Scope 3 Category 8)

Upstream transportation and distribution emissions (Scope 3 Category 4)

ˈʌpˌstriːm ˌtrænspɔːrˈteɪʃən ənd ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən skoʊp θriː ˈkætɪɡɔːri fɔːr

Use of sold products emissions (Scope 3 Category 11)

Value chain emissions

væljuː ʧeɪn ɪˈmɪʃənz

Voluntary Emission Reductions (VER)

vɒləntɛri ɪˈmɪʃən rɪˈdʌkʃənz (viːiːˈɑː)

Waste generated in operations emissions (Scope 3 Category 5)

ˈweɪst ˈdʒɛnəreɪtɪd ɪn ˌɑpəˈreɪʃənz ɪˈmɪʃənz (skoʊp θriː ˈkætəɡɔri faɪv)

ˈwɛðər

ˈzɪroʊ ˈkɑrbən

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e-learning platforms

legal tech companies

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web development agencies

fintech software companies

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AR/VR developers

blockchain companies

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vintage clothing retailers

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children's apparel companies

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tax advisory firms

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