Relevant to:
Teams managing net zero target setting and transition planning:
The SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 arrived in 2026 and becomes mandatory for all new targets from January2028.
Yet with only 11% of large companies reducing emissions in line with their ambitions, many organisations are failing to deliver on their existing targets.
Validating or resetting your targets now ensures you enter the new standard from a position of credibility, not crisis, while building your finance-backed climate transition plan sets you up to deliver with confidence.
Assess your targets against SBTi and ISO standards.
Build a transition plan connecting targets to capital decision.
Implement across own operations and value chain and have a carbon credit, and removal strategy in place.
South Pole combines technical rigour, implementation expertise and financial insight to turn science-based ambition into an investable strategy.
Our net zero advisory is grounded in implementation experience that delivers measurable results.
From Cat. 15 financed emissions to nature-based removals, we help you tackle the hardest parts of net zero.
Standards have moved since most net zero targets were set. Standards have moved since most net zero targets were set. For example, the SBTi Corporate Net Zero Standard V2 launched in June 2026 introduces new guidance and robustness criteria.
Our independent assessment gives you a clear view of what needs to evolve in your strategy before the standard does.
What you get:
Many decarbonisation roadmaps or net zero targets fail because the connection to financial reality was never made.
We help you develop your climate transition plans backed by financial modeling, ensuring the credibility investors are now actively looking for.
What you get:
With targets set, it’s time for delivery.
However, navigating a cross-functional net-zero transition from upgrading assets and structuring green power contracts to transforming your supply chain requires immense resources and technical know-how.
We fill this internal capability gap, giving your teams the support they need to confidently execute your transition plan and unlock true business value of climate action.
What you get:
Acting now gives your organisation time to build a target pathway that remains relevant as standards change and stakeholders can trust.
With greenwash an investor concern, targets without credible transition plans pose reputational risk.
This gives those that do a clear advantage in a world of increasing investor and regulatory scrutiny.
South Pole’s net zero learning library brings together the expertise of our global team in one place
Download our 15-minute guide on climate transition plans. Discover how this blueprint for business transformation can drive resilience, innovation, and long-term value while meeting climate regulations.
Our digital platform, Luumo, gives you insights and tools for emission footprinting, reduction roadmaps and risk modelling including scope 3, supported by experts every step of the way.
We help companies act on the climate challenges most tied to risk, cost, compliance and execution.
Build climate disclosures that stand up to audit, regulators and board scrutiny.
Strengthen energy procurement, improve price certainty, and deliver on Scope 2 goals.
Turn supplier engagement into measurable reductions and credible progress on Scope 3.
Use high-integrity carbon credits as part of a risk-managed approach to climate action.
Secure ICAO-approved emissions units and build a compliant, diversified procurement strategy.
