Companies are now strategizing and investing in cutting down their carbon footprint to create a positive brand image and avoid hefty fines. Global behemoths like Amazon, Microsoft, Walmart and Unilever have pledged to reduce their carbon footprint significantly, and they’re planning to do it across the supply chain (including sub-contractors).

If your stakeholders and clients are serious about climate change, you should be too. The time has come for organizations to look at climate change as a business initiative, not just a corporate social responsibility measure.