How to help your company prepare for climate change in 2016

With the Paris agreement on the books, it's time to look at how climate change - and its mitigation - will impact businesses, and how they can adapt

As 2015 comes to a close, we can look forward to starting a new year with a global climate change agreement that has been signed by 95% of the world's governments. We're equippedwith a multitude of reports that parse all of its endless details. But the deal leaves many companies with a big question: how can they continue to grow while cutting their environmental impacts in line with the new climate goals?

Several businesses have attempted to answer this question, but most have acknowledged that they won't be able to significantly grow their efforts without strong policy support . With this in mind, it's clear that the focus of business and governments must now shift from advocacy and cheerleading to implementation, whether that involves true funding of new product innovation or rolling out localized plans for sustainable development.