All In on Climate: Why Business Leaders Aren’t Slowing Down
- World Climate Foundation
- Dec 18, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 3
Despite ongoing global uncertainty, leading businesses are not pulling back on climate action. At World Climate & Biodiversity Summit 2025, held during Climate Week NYC, we spoke with Vincent Charpiot, Capgemini’s Head of Group Sustainability Business Accelerator, about what’s really happening inside large organisations today.
In his interview, Vincent shared key insights from Capgemini’s A World in Balance 2025 report, highlighting that nearly 70% of major companies are holding firm on their net-zero targets while increasing investment to deliver them. He also noted a clear shift in mindset: sustainability is no longer seen as a cost, but as a driver of performance—unlocking cost reduction, productivity gains and revenue growth.
With climate impacts already disrupting operations, Vincent emphasised that climate risk is now treated as a core business risk, with resilience embedded into enterprise risk management and powered by responsible use of data, AI and digital tools.
Watch the interview below:
Vincent Charpiot, Head of Group Sustainability Business Accelerator, Capgemini
Vincent CHARPIOT, based in New-York, is a senior business executive and global business leader with extensive experience in helping our clients manage their digital transformations.
At Capgemini Group, he leads the Group Sustainability Accelerator. His focus is to ensure we go to market with a unique Sustainability Services portfolio and ecosystem to help their clients on their sustainable and digital journey.
Leveraging engineering, data & AI and technology to deliver tangible sustainability and business benefits to our clients is at the core of Capgemini's Group ambition.
Prior to this role, he had multiple business and GTM leadership roles in the Capgemini Cloud, Infrastructure and Cyber Global Business line. Most recently he was the CEO of this business for the Americas after a 5 year tenure as its Global Sales Officer. He is passionate by technology and transformation, as well as sport (rugby amongst others...)
