Recent Release | 11 Nov 2022

2022 Climate Check: Business’ views on climate action ahead of COP27

Thought Leadership Team

Oxford Economics

In the last year, the world has been upended by the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic—each of which has competed for the attention and funds needed to address climate change.

Ahead of this year’s COP27, Deloitte teamed up with Oxford Economics to understand the climate initiatives currently being taken by business, as well as the reasoning by the business leaders behind these efforts. The resulting survey of 700 executives worldwide sheds new light on their goals, concerns, and tradeoffs surrounding the climate crisis in a world of competing priorities.

The study’s key findings include:

About the team

Our Thought Leadership team produces original, evidence-based research made accessible to decision-makers and opinion leaders. Principals for this project included:

Sundus Alfi
Sundus Alfi

Senior Research Manager, Thought Leadership

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Sundus Alfi

Sundus Alfi

Senior Research Manager, Thought Leadership

New York, United States

Sundus manages research programs for the Thought Leadership team, focusing on healthcare, the future of work, the data economy, and diversity and inclusion. She is involved in all aspects of research, from drafting hypotheses and designing global executive, employee, and consumer surveys to analyzing large datasets and reporting on the results in briefing papers and graphics. She also has experience conducting interviews, writing case studies, and presenting her research in webinars.

Sundus graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018 with degrees in Public Policy and Economics.

Kayla Luparello

Research Associate, Thought Leadership

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Kayla Luparello

Research Associate, Thought Leadership

New York, United States

Kayla supports global research studies for Thought Leadership, working across business sectors and disciplines, with a specific focus in finance. Based in our New York office, Kayla works closely with senior staff to aid in all aspects of research programs and produce multi-media deliverables. Kayla graduated from Colby College with degrees in Government and Global Studies.

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