# Climate Action 100+

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- Industry: Nonprofit Coalition Building
- Website: https://www.climateaction100.org
- AI agent profile: https://nowen.ai/agents/climateaction100-org
- Updated: 2026-09-24
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> Climate Action 100+ is an investor-led initiative coordinating signatories to drive action on climate change among the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.

Climate Action 100+ is an investor-led initiative that mobilizes signatories across regions to engage with the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters to spur action on climate change. The initiative aims to reduce emissions, strengthen governance and transparency around climate risk, and align corporate disclosure and planning with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The initiative serves a global community of investors, asset owners and managers who collaborate to prioritize engagement with focus companies, share methodologies and resources, and monitor progress through a structured benchmarking process. Central to its approach is the Net Zero Company Benchmark, a framework used to benchmark company performance and guide constructive investor engagement. Climate Action 100+ emphasizes fiduciary duty and independent voting and engagement decisions, while providing tools such as sector strategies, engagement processes, and regional networks to support coordinated actions. The organization serves diverse markets and industries, aiming to accelerate a just transition to a low-carbon economy and deliver long-term value for beneficiaries and society at large.

**Mission:** Climate Action 100+ is an investor initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take appropriate action on climate change.

## Products & Services

### [Net Zero Company Benchmark](https://www.climateaction100.org/net-zero-company-benchmark/)
*Platform*
Facilitates corporate assessments to support net zero transition goals for investors.
The Net Zero Company Benchmark (NZCB) is Climate Action 100+’s core framework for assessing focus companies’ decarbonisation strategies, governance, and disclosures. It structures assessments around indicators, sub-indicators, and metrics and aligns with the Disclosure Framework. The benchmark is updated with framework version 2.2 and supports investor comparison and constructive engagement to guide transition pathways in line with Paris goals. Key analytical tools and assessments enhance users' ability to evaluate company disclosures and alignments with climate goals effectively.
- Pricing: Pricing not published

- **Disclosure Framework Assessments** — Provides Comprehensive Assessment Metrics
- **NZB Data and Resources** — Access Detailed Analytical Tools
- **Historical Emissions Analysis** — Tracks Progress Over Time
- **NZCB Indicators** — Clarifies Assessment Categories
- **NZCB Metrics** — Provides Granular Evaluation Criteria
- **NZCB Sub-Indicators** — Enhances Focused Assessments

### [Global Sector Strategies: Recommended Investor Expectations for Food and Beverages](https://www.climateaction100.org/approach/sectoral-engagements/food-and-beverage/)
*Other*
Provides investors with strategies to engage food and beverage companies on climate action.
Global Sector Strategies: Recommended Investor Expectations for Food and Beverage is a guide for investor engagements with food and beverage companies. Developed by Ceres and PRI as part of the Global Sector Strategies, coordinated by the investor networks delivering Climate Action 100+. Published August 2021, it outlines priority actions for individual companies, the sector, and investors to support a net-zero transition.
- Pricing: Pricing not published

- **Global Sector Strategies Publication** — Offers Comprehensive Guidance
- **Priority Actions for Sector Engagements** — Identifies Key Actions
- **Investor Engagement Framework** — Facilitates Collaborative Actions
- **Publication Date** — Access Current Insights

### [Engagement Process](https://www.climateaction100.org/approach/engagement-process-2/)
*Service*
Facilitates investor engagement with focus companies to drive climate action and improve corporate governance.
Engagement Process describes how investors engage with Climate Action 100+ focus companies. It is supported by regional working groups and a structured framework that assigns roles, approaches, and tools to signatories and enables progress tracking alongside the Net Zero Company Benchmark.
- Pricing: Pricing not published

- **Engagement Planning and Progress** — Prepare Annual Engagement Plans
- **Engagement Framework** — Assign Roles, Coordinate Priorities
- **Investor Roles and Teams** — Clarified Investor Responsibilities
- **Resources and Governance** — Access Comprehensive Resources

## Market Segments

- **Investor engagement and stewardship** (market size $3.5B, CAGR 10%): Practices and governance that mobilize institutional investors to coordinate targeted engagement with high-emitting companies to improve climate governance, targets, and strategy implementation.
  - Products: Engagement Process, Net Zero Company Benchmark, Global Sector Strategies: Recommended Investor Expectations for Food and Beverages
- **Climate benchmarking and disclosure assessment** (market size $1.5B, CAGR 14%): Frameworks and methodologies that assess company decarbonisation strategies, historical emissions, governance and public disclosures against net-zero alignment criteria.
  - Products: Net Zero Company Benchmark
- **Sector investor expectations for food and beverage** (market size $1.4B, CAGR 12%): Sector-specific guidance that defines investor expectations and priority corporate actions for food and beverage companies to support a net-zero transition and enable targeted engagement.
  - Products: Global Sector Strategies: Recommended Investor Expectations for Food and Beverages, Engagement Process, Net Zero Company Benchmark

## Sources

- [Climate Action 100+](https://www.climateaction100.org)
- [Net Zero Company Benchmark](https://www.climateaction100.org/net-zero-company-benchmark/)
- [Global Sector Strategies: Recommended Investor Expectations for Food and Beverages](https://www.climateaction100.org/approach/sectoral-engagements/food-and-beverage/)
- [Engagement Process](https://www.climateaction100.org/approach/engagement-process-2/)
- [160 financial institutions representing 15.5 USD trillion combined assets](https://www.unepfi.org/industries/the-future-of-investor-engagement-a-call-for-systematic-stewardship-to-address-systemic-climate-risk/)
- [Investment Leaders Group (ILG) ... with over $9 trillion under management and advice](https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/files/technical-report-investor-stewardship-shareholder-power.pdf)
- [The global food and beverages market reached an estimated $7.22 trillion in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3% through 2027.](https://forbes-partners.com/food-and-beverage/)
- [The Food and Beverage Services market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 10.4% over the forecast period (2026 - 2033).](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/strategic-forecast-food-beverage-services-market-growth-q3qse)