Alibaba Group

I. Introduction

This section should address three things: (1) why is carbon management important (here is a chance to summarise relevant academic literature); (2) why is your case study firm an interesting example of carbon management; and if applicable (3) what special or interesting aspect of carbon management does your report focus?

II. Overview of the Firm

Try and be very concise and descriptive. What does your firm do? What sector does it work in? Where does it work? How big is it (e.g. turnover, employees)? Are there any climate change issues that are particularly relevant to the firm?

III. Pledges

What are the firms emissions reduction pledges or targets? Is it possible to explain the key reasons behind why the firm has made these pledges?

IV. Emissions Estimates

Use tables and figures to display data. Use concise, descriptive text to explain the data presented in the illustrations. Are they organisational or product footprint estimates? If applicable and possible: categorise emissions by scope or source; show changes over time; and compare to sector wide performance and contextualise the estimates.

V. Emissions Reductions

Summarise how the firm reduced their reportable emissions. Did the firm use one method of emissions reduction or more? If more than one, how do the methods compare in terms of amount of reductions achieved and cost? Can you present any data on the cost of emissions reductions? If possible, pick one or two of the methods used and explain what was involved. For example, if they bought offsets, what sorts of offsets did they buy or if they implemented an abatement project, how were emissions reduced?

VI. Performance Appraisal

In this section it should discuss whether (in the assessment) the firm did a good job with their carbon management. it should express the opinion and support the argument with explanation and evidence. Consider how it might assess good carbon management performance? Can it compare the firms performance across the sector? How rigorous and reliable are the emissions estimates? How effective have the carbon management efforts been in terms of achieving emissions reduction targets, addressing climate risks, and supporting the firms license to operate and ability to grow new business?

VII. Conclusion

The conclusion should include: a summary of the analysis; a short statement of the limitations of the analysis; and, if relevant, a short list of recommendations for what the firm should do to improve its carbon management performance.