Climate Benchmark
Assessing 2,000 companies on their responsibility to transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon economy, and in a way that is fair, inclusive and equitable for everyone.
Aim
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C and preventing further climate catastrophe requires urgent decarbonisation. Businesses play a critical role in this transformation and must move beyond disclosure to implementing a clear plan on how they will meet the Paris Agreement goal.
In January 2026, the World Benchmarking Alliance’s Climate Benchmark will assess the 2,000 most influential companies on the credibility and integrity of their transition plans, including their efforts to ensure that people, communities and other affected stakeholders are not left behind.
Our climate and energy benchmarks (2020–2024)
Between 2020–2024, the World Benchmarking Alliance assessed 450 companies from the highest-emitting sectors on their readiness to transition to a low-carbon economy, using the future-oriented Accelerate Climate Transition (ACT) methodologies.
2024 Automotive and Transportation Manufacturers Benchmark
This benchmark presents the key findings and detailed company scorecards from the assessment of 44 keystone automotive and transportation manufacturers
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2024 Heavy Industries Benchmark
The 2024 Climate and Energy Benchmark assessing the heavy industries reveals valuable insights about the performance of 91 companies in the aluminium, cement and steel industries.
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2023 Electric Utilities Benchmark
This benchmark presents the key findings and detailed company scorecards from the assessment of 68 keystone electric utilities companies.
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2023, 2021 Oil and Gas Benchmark
This benchmark presents the key findings and detailed company scorecards from the assessment of 100 keystone oil and gas companies.
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2023 Buildings Benchmark
This benchmark presents the key findings and detailed company scorecards from the assessment of 50 keystone buildings companies.
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2022 Transport Benchmark
This benchmark presents the key findings and detailed company scorecards from the assessment of 90 keystone transport companies.
See resultsAbout the ACT Initiative
The Accelerate Climate Transition Initiative is an international initiative that provides companies, whatever their size, sector, or markets, with methods and tools to work on climate transition strategies that are compatible with the Paris Agreement. Formally launched in 2021 at COP21, the ACT initiative was founded by ADEME and developed in partnership with CDP. It is now hosted by the World Benchmarking Alliance.
See the ACT Assessment methodologies
Learn more about our just transition work
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To build our work, we continue to engage with key organisations and stakeholders all across the globe through targeted communications with their representatives. We also encourage relevant and constructive feedback from diverse groups and world regions to help make our work more meaningful for all.
WBA's benchmarks allow us to see beyond glossy corporate press releases with statements of ambition, and give us the 'real story'. Sometimes this is dim viewing, but more often we see trends of transformation occurring, catalysed by investment, policy and technological breakthroughs by companies, which if replicated by the rest of the sector provides real cause for hope.
