The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) 2025, published by the NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, assesses the transparency, integrity, and progress of corporate climate strategies across 55 major global companies.
The report finds that no company demonstrates a climate strategy of “high” or “reasonable” integrity. Only a few, including H&M Group, Stellantis, and Apple, show “moderate” integrity in aligning their targets with 1.5°C pathways.
According to the analysis, most corporate 2030 emission reduction targets are increasingly unfit for purpose, undermined by incomplete emissions disclosure, sector-specific accounting malpractices, and a lack of measurable progress on key sectoral transitions.
The Monitor calls for transition-specific alignment targets that directly measure progress in key areas such as renewable energy adoption, deforestation-free supply chains, and electric vehicle production. It highlights early examples of good practice from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Danone, which have begun integrating such sectoral metrics into their climate strategies.
The report also examines the evolution of voluntary corporate accountability standards, noting that current systems like the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol have not yet led to deep, structural emission reductions. The 2025 edition urges the development of “Corporate Accountability Standards 2.0”—a new generation of frameworks designed to ensure transparency, sectoral transition, and credible short-term climate action.
Ultimately, the CCRM 2025 stresses that corporate climate responsibility must move beyond pledges toward verifiable action, transparent reporting, and genuine progress if global temperature goals are to remain within reach.
