1、PwCs Third Annual State of Decarbonization ReportThe business case for decarbonization has strengthened.Leaders are proving sustainability action improves margins,growth,and resilience.For sustainability leaders,the last year didnt just feel like a storm.It was one.Federal funding that catalyzed a g
2、eneration of clean energy projects?Axed.Some sources and projects were outright eliminated.Others sunset,forcing companies to quickly get shovels in the ground or lose out.Sustainability programs built over years were suddenly treated as liabilities,questioned both for impact and for optics.Landmark
3、 disclosure regulations were challenged as the ink was drying.And all the while,the threats these programs address,like extreme weather,geopolitical volatility,and fractured supply chains,kept intensifying.The narrative wrote itself:sustainability had peaked.Time to move on.Except thats not what hap
4、pened.This report draws on AI-enabled insights of millions of data points from across thousands of corporate disclosures and related documents.What we found tells a different story.Many companies changed how they talk about sustainability but not what they do about it.Commitments were persistent eve
5、n as the ground shifted beneath them.Eight in ten(82%)companies held steady or accelerated the timeline they needed for achieving their ambitions.1,2 More companies are increasing ambitions(23%)compared to those decreasing(18%).1,2 Progress held,with more organizations being on track to meet their t
6、argets than in prior years.1,2 Lets be clear:this does not mean the world is on track to meet its climate goals.It does suggest,however,that corporate decarbonization efforts among disclosing companies are more durable than expected.Andhonestly?Weshouldhaveseenthesefindingscoming.This pattern has re