BSR | Co-creating Climate Justice Interventions Between Business and Communities context of climate justice, centers affected communities in ongoing discussions to identify solutions that address systemic injustices and advance equitable social, environmental, and 1 climate outcomes. By incorporating a co-creation process in business activities related to climate action, businesses can enable more effective and efficient climate solutions that holistically address interconnected, systemic issues. This issue brief builds a foundational 2 understanding of co-creation with communities in the context of climate justice, specifically what it is, why it is important, and how companies can integrate co-creation into their approach to address climate change. Climate change disproportionately affects communities facing systemic inequities. Businesses can advance climate justice in the following ways: • Building resilience to the physical impacts of climate change—e.g., upgrading drainage systems in high flood risk areas. • Ensuring accessibility of products and services—e.g., securing affordable, reliable, and efficient clean energy access for communities. • Respecting human rights in the clean energy value chain—e.g., ensuring workers have safe and adequate working conditions, and the rights of affected communities are upheld. • Enabling a just transition for workers and communities—e.g., upskilling and reskilling workers to participate in the green economy. 1 “Co-creation” is a term that can be used in different contexts by business functions for their collaborative processes, such as product innovation, supply chain, and human rights due diligence. In this issue brief, co-creation is used with regards to climate justice and describes placing affected communities at the center of collaborative efforts to address past, current, and future inequities related to climate change and climate solutions. 2 While this issue brief uses “communities” in broad terms, communities are not homogenous, and the dynamics of each community are unique. 5