SBTi’s Corporate Net Zero Standard V2.0: Lessons From the Pilot Companies

How are companies that piloted the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 handling target re-validation and the shift to simplified Scope 3 categories? What does it actually look like to move a validated target from the old standard onto the new one?

SBTi piloted the Corporate Net-Zero Standard V2.0 with more than 320 companies in a first round and more than 50 in a second round, before finalizing the decarbonization framework in June 2026. Pilot participants are now re-validating targets under the new two-stage process and mapping which Scope 3 categories still require direct targets. Hear from practitioners who piloted the standard alongside SBTi, then work through your own timeline at breakout tables organized by where you are in your target cycle.