Publisher: CDx

CDx Webinar June 2025 Building Internal Momentum for Decarbonization (3)

Corporate Decarbonization Primer

Climate ambition means little without meaningful action – and that’s where many businesses get stuck. This primer outlines a practical four-step pathway to help Southeast Asian companies reduce emissions with confidence: understand your footprint, design a tailored plan, implement solutions with the right partners, and communicate results credibly.

Packed with real-world insights and SME-focused tools, it simplifies a complex journey into clear, achievable steps, so your business can move from climate intention to impact.

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July 28, 2025
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Decarbonization Readiness Self Check

Before you plan your emissions strategy or set targets, it’s critical to understand how prepared your organization really is. The CDx Decarbonization Readiness Self-Check is a fast, practical tool that helps you assess your current position across four key areas: emissions data, planning, execution, and communication. Designed with SMEs in mind, it highlights both strengths and gaps, so you can prioritize your next steps with confidence.

Use it to spark strategic conversations, align your team, and link directly to the most relevant CDx Academy resources. Whether you’re just starting or trying to overcome roadblocks, this self-check is your personalized entry point into credible climate action.

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July 10, 2025
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Decarbonization in Southeast Asia: Emerging Policies and Business Signals from the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore

As Southeast Asia faces rising climate risks, countries like the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore are developing diverse but converging strategies to cut emissions. This policy brief explores the region’s evolving regulatory landscape, carbon pricing developments, and renewable energy ambitions and spotlights what they mean for businesses, especially SMEs. From energy transition roadmaps to green finance and market-based tools, it offers clear takeaways to help companies stay compliant, competitive, and climate-ready.

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July 10, 2025
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Small Business Big Impact: The Decarbonization Imperative for SMEs  

As global supply chains decarbonize and climate policies tighten, SMEs face new risks, but also new opportunities. This article explores why decarbonization is now a strategic necessity for small and medium-sized enterprises, highlighting how it can boost resilience, unlock green finance, and strengthen customer loyalty in an increasingly climate-conscious marketplace.

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July 9, 2025
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Setting Decarbonization Targets that Stick: Business Drivers, Financial Incentives, and the Path Forward

Setting carbon targets is easy, achieving them is where the real work begins. This blog captures key insights from the CDx Launch Event on what makes targets credible, measurable, and meaningful. Learn how Southeast Asian businesses are aligning financial incentives like sustainability-linked loans with SMART goals, overcoming Scope 3 challenges, and embedding targets into operations to avoid greenwashing. With a focus on SMEs, this resource offers a clear view of what’s needed to turn climate ambition into lasting impact.

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June 13, 2025
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Building a Strong Emissions Baseline: Why It Matters and How to Start

Every credible climate strategy starts with knowing your emissions. This blog unpacks lessons from the CDx Launch Event, showing how Southeast Asian businesses, especially SMEs, can build a solid emissions baseline using practical tools, phased approaches, and insights from industry leaders. Learn how to navigate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions, avoid common pitfalls, and turn measurement into a strategic edge.

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June 13, 2025
Fueling the Future: Tackling Renewable Heat and Fuel Switching in Southeast Asia

Fueling the Future: Tackling Renewable Heat and Fuel Switching in Southeast Asia

Industrial heat is one of the toughest decarbonization challenges in Southeast Asia. This blog draws from CDx Launch Event insights to explore fuel-switching strategies including biomass, heat pumps, green hydrogen, and waste-to-energy. It breaks down the trade-offs, technology limitations, and financing barriers, especially for SMEs, and points to practical tools and partnerships that can help companies reduce heat-related emissions while boosting resilience.

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June 13, 2025
Making Renewables Work for Your Business: Onsite and Offsite Solutions Explained

Making Renewables Work for Your Business: Onsite and Offsite Solutions Explained

Renewable energy is no longer optional – it’s strategic. This blog distills expert insights from the CDx Launch Event on how Southeast Asian businesses can choose and implement the right mix of onsite (e.g., solar PV) and offsite (e.g., PPAs, RECs) solutions. It covers SME-friendly innovations like hybrid systems, micro-utility models, and bundled contracts, while unpacking barriers like market volatility and limited policy support. Whether you’re just starting or scaling your RE strategy, this is your roadmap to practical, profitable action.

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June 13, 2025
[CDx 2024] The Great Offsets Debate Navigating the Landscape to Credible Carbon Offsetting

The Great Offsets Debate: Navigating the Landscape to Credible Carbon Offsetting

The debate over carbon offsets continues to divide climate experts and corporate leaders. The Great Offsets Debate explored whether offsets are a credible tool in the fight against climate change or a convenient way to delay real action. Proponents emphasized their role in managing hard-to-abate emissions and driving transparency, while critics highlighted risks of greenwashing and a need for stronger direct action within supply chains. With evolving standards and increasing scrutiny, the session underscored that offsets must be used sparingly, transparently, and always in support of (not as a substitute for) genuine decarbonization.

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June 13, 2025
Navigating the Compliance Curve

Navigating the Compliance Curve: How CBAM is Reshaping Corporate Climate Strategy in Southeast Asia

CBAM is changing the game for Southeast Asian exporters. Compliance is no longer just a legal requirement, but a strategic signal to global markets. This blog demonstrates how companies that build accurate emissions inventories, reduce carbon intensity, and report transparently are better positioned to compete in a climate-conscious global economy. Regional collaboration, supplier engagement, and early alignment with international standards is essential to turning regulation into opportunity.

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June 12, 2025

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