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World Environment Day 2025 puts the spotlight back on how companies are turning climate ambition into measurable outcomes. The conversation around emissions is maturing, especially at board level, where the focus is shifting from what to report to what to manage. For CarbonSifr, this shift is core to its work with leadership teams across the region and beyond.
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We sat down with Mustafa Bosca, our Co-Founder and the Chief Decarbonisation Officer at CarbonSifr, to understand what has changed in executive discussions and what credible progress looks like today.

Mustafa: The shift is in framing. A year ago, most boards started with the question “What do we really emit?” That was about compliance, data collection, and transparency. Today, the conversation starts with “Where are we exposed?”
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That change is meaningful. Emissions are now understood as a form of operational and financial risk. They affect access to capital, supply chain reliability, investor confidence, and regulatory positioning. Leaders are now treating emissions as a risk class, not a reporting category.

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Mustafa: We are seeing emissions data influence decisions across pricing, procurement, and capital allocation. Teams are no longer treating emissions as a reporting requirement that sits outside the business. They are recognising it as a variable that affects cost, margin, and even product competitiveness.
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That shift only happens when emissions are embedded into systems the business already uses to manage performance. Once it is integrated into decision-making, it becomes actionable.

Mustafa: Supply chains are a major area of opportunity. Companies are redesigning them not just to reduce emissions, but to build resilience and efficiency. Financing is another. Lenders and investors are looking for credible transition plans, and emissions performance is part of that equation.

The third opportunity is internal capability. Companies that treat emissions as a core input are developing faster feedback loops, better governance, and stronger alignment across teams.

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Mustafa: Ambition for 2040 and 2050 targets still matters. But most executive teams are now focused on the near term. It fits within investment and procurement cycles, and it offers a clear milestone ahead of 2030 policy expectations.
This shift helps turn strategy into execution. It brings emissions management into the same timeframes that businesses use to evaluate performance and manage risk.

Mustafa:
The most important shift is integration. Emissions are no longer sitting on the side of the business. They are being built into how companies run procurement, shape product portfolios, and allocate resources.
The companies that are furthest ahead are not creating new structures to manage emissions. They are embedding it across the organisation. That makes the work more durable and more impactful.

‍Closing Thought
This World Environment Day is a reminder that progress comes from systems, not slogans. The companies that treat emissions as business-critical inputs will be the ones that move first, move faster, and stay ahead.