Climate Transition Plan – From Climate Goals to Concrete Action
Setting climate goals is the first step. Knowing how to achieve them is another. Together with our climate strategists, we’ll help you develop an internal climate transition plan or a formal Climate Transition Plan that builds credibility among stakeholders.
Develop a climate transition plan
Sometimes it can be difficult to know which operational initiatives actually make the biggest difference to a company’s climate impact. A climate transition plan outlines a clear, time-bound roadmap for how the company’s operations and business model will be transformed in line with its climate goals—including the measures that need to be implemented, the investments required, and how responsibilities are allocated within the organization.
Our climate consultants analyze your operations and identify where to focus efforts to achieve your climate goals, both in the short and long term. If needed, we also develop the climate calculations on which the analysis is based.
With the help of ZeroMission , you not only get a climate transition plan, but also a consultant who supports you throughout the entire process—from analysis to concrete, prioritized actions.
What is a Climate Transition Plan (CTP)?
A Climate Transition Plan, or CTP, is a strategic plan that outlines what an organization needs to do—and when—to transition and achieve its short- and long-term climate goals. Its content is designed to withstand external review.
A Climate Transition Plan serves as a guiding document for the transition. It provides a clear picture of where the company is headed, what steps are required, and what the transition means for the business. This makes it useful internally, as a basis for decision-making by management and the board, and externally when investors, customers, and financiers want to see how you plan to achieve your goals.
A CTP can be part of your “ CSRD ” reporting and simultaneously meets many of the requirements of the SBTi Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0, but it can also be developed independently as a strategic basis for management and the board of directors.
Transition Tools – See the Impact of Each Measure Immediately
When a company wants to move from strategy to concrete action priorities, we use our transition tool. With the help of this tool, you’ll receive suggestions for actions and see immediately how much each one reduces the company’s climate impact. Our climate strategists will guide you every step of the way.
The tool is used internally in the work on the transition plan and provides a clear picture of which actions actually lead to the goals—not just which ones would be desirable.
Do you want to know what your company’s climate impact is? With expertise in climate calculations and one of the market’s leading sustainability platforms, we help you calculate and report your emissions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Climate Transition Plans
Climate Transition Plan (CTP)
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What is a CTP?
The Climate Transition Plan (CTP) is a strategic plan that outlines how you will achieve your climate goals, and it can be based on various frameworks or standards—the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) Disclosure Framework, CDP, and ESRS. The TPT format consists of three parts:
- Ambition – Science-Based Climate Goals and What the Transition Means for Business Models and Value Chains
- Action – Time-bound and Quantified Measures with Funding
- Accountability – Division of Responsibilities, Monitoring, and Incentives
A CTP is, therefore, a document that must be open to external review.
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When is it appropriate to develop a Climate Transition Plan?
A Climate Transition Plan is particularly relevant if you:
- Are you subject to or approaching CSRDreporting requirements, where ESRS E1-1 requires you to disclose your transition plan—or explicitly state that you do not have one and, if so, when it will be adopted
- Must set or update targets in accordance with Science Based Targets the initiative, where the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 requires all companies to develop and maintain a transition plan
- You need to show investors and other stakeholders how you intend to achieve your climate goals in a transparent and clear manner
- Encountering requirements from customers or in procurement processes, where a concrete transition plan for how the goals will be achieved often carries more weight than the goal itself
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What is the difference between a climate transition plan and a CTP?
“Klimatomställningsplan” is the Swedish equivalent of “Climate Transition Plan.” The ESRS’s official Swedish translation uses “omställningsplan för begränsning av klimatförändringarna” in E1-1, so when a company reporting under the “ CSRD ” refers to a climate transition plan, it is literally E1-1 that they are referring to.
However, the term “climate transition plan” can also be used much more loosely in Swedish practice and may, for example, refer to a climate action plan—that is, an internally focused list of actions that specifies responsible parties and target years for achieving the goals, without any financial link, sections on accountability and governance, or details regarding the level of transparency in reporting. It is still a useful document, but it does not meet the requirements of E1-1 or TPT.
Regulations
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Do we need a CTP if we report according to CSRD?
CSRD You are required to submit the plan if you have one. If you do not have a plan, you must indicate whether and when you intend to adopt one. Read more about "CSRD " here.
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Do we need to have a CTP within the SBTi?
Yes, according to the Science Based Targets 's Corporate Net-Zero Standard, which was updated in June 2026, you are required to report a transition plan. Learn more at Science Based Targets.
Updates
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How often does a CTP need to be updated?
Progress is reported annually, typically in the annual and sustainability reports. The plan itself is not rewritten every year. TPT recommends updating it at least every three years, and in between if goals, operations, or circumstances change significantly.
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How often must a climate transition plan be updated?
As with a CTP, we recommend that a climate transition plan be updated at least every three years, or more frequently if goals, operations, or conditions change significantly.
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