U.S., Oct. 9 -- 2015 saw 195 governments commit to the Paris Agreement to prevent dangerous climate changes, with targets to limit increased global temperatures to below 2oC by the next century (2100). Today, Science Based Targets (SBT) - a collaborative initiative between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the World Resources Institute (WRI), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments - aim to provide clear and ambitious objectives, approve and assess company targets, promote best practice, showcase companies involved, and offer guidance and resources to those in the initiative and those wanting to join.

To date, 611 companies have committed to SBT's call to action against clim...