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The Battle Over How Big Businesses Should Meet Climate Targets, Explained

The CEO of the Science Based Targets Initiative, which players from LVMH to Inditex use to set climate goals, stepped down this week amid a bust up over whether companies should be allowed to use carbon offsets to deliver on environmental commitments.
Tree tops in a tropical forest.
Carbon offset projects like tree planting or forest protection have become a controversial tool to help companies meet climate goals. (Shutterstock)

When companies like Kering, LVMH, Nike and Inditex set their climate targets they turned to the Science Based Targets Initiative.

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Sarah Kent
Sarah Kent

Sarah Kent is Chief Sustainability Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in London and drives BoF's coverage of critical environmental and labour issues.

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