Bip.Verco: Is The Business Case For Climate Action Broken?
Is the business case for climate action broken? It is a question increasingly shaping boardroom discussions, investment strategies and policy debates.
As economic pressures intensify and geopolitical uncertainty grows, many organisations are reassessing the financial rationale behind sustainability commitments.
Against this backdrop, the BIP.Verco workshop at Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week offers a timely and critical forum to challenge assumptions, unpack barriers and redefine the commercial logic of climate action.
Is the business case for climate action broken?
10:45am BST on 25 June
Code Node London
Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week
Sustainability LIVE: The Leadership Summit at London Climate Action Week convenes senior leaders from across industry, finance, policy and technology to address the most pressing challenges in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Designed as a high-level, insight-driven event, the summit focuses on actionable strategies, cross-sector collaboration and leadership accountability.
Set within the broader context of London Climate Action Week, the summit provides a platform for candid conversations about the realities of delivering net zero.
Like the rest of the Sustainability LIVE global events series, sessions move beyond ambition to interrogate execution â exploring how organisations can balance regulatory demands, stakeholder expectations and financial constraints.
BIP.Verco
BIP.Verco is a global sustainability consultancy that helps organisations reduce environmental impact, strengthen resilience, and turn sustainability into a driver of innovation and competitiveness.
Founded in 1989, the business has more than 35 yearsâ experience supporting clients with data-driven analysis, practical delivery, and digital tools to advance net zero and climate goals.
As part of the BIP group since 2023, BIP.Verco works across sectors including industrial, government, retail, commercial real estate, and other energy-intensive industries. Its services include energy management, sustainability strategy, transition planning, carbon regulation insight, and reporting solutions designed to simplify complex environmental data.
The companyâs vision is to provide solutions for a zero-carbon world, while creating lasting positive value for businesses, communities, and the environment.
Meet the speakers
Andrew Todd, Director of Global Manufacturing at BIP.Verco
Andrew is a Director at BIP.Verco with nearly two decades of experience in decarbonisation and industrial sustainability.
He began his career with a strong engineering foundation, delivering process optimisation, resource efficiency and energy system improvements across manufacturing facilities worldwide.
Today, Andrew works with complex organisations to address their most challenging climate issues.
His experience spans siteâlevel decarbonisation, particularly in areas such as industrial heat, through to the development of enterpriseâwide climate strategies, capital investment plans and Scope 3 reporting systems.
James Edney, Head of Sector, Growth at BIP.Verco
James has more than 17 yearsâ experience in supporting businesses to develop, implement and communicate their sustainability and net zero strategies.
His experience includes strategy development, reporting and communications, materiality, carbon footprint, target setting, purpose and stakeholder engagement.
Having worked across industries including real estate, financial services, retail, FMCG and telecoms, James understands how to make the business case for sustainability to a broad range of functions and stakeholders.
He has worked leading global businesses to drive impact including IKEA, Unilever, Tommy Hilfiiger, Molson Coors, AXA XL, Hiscox, John Lewis Partnership and Virgin Media O2, helping to engage leadership, customers, consumers and colleagues.
