FIBS publishes Finland country report on business perspectives on the climate transition

Helsinki, Finland, August 2026: WBCSD Global Network partner FIBS (Finnish Business & Society) has published the Finland edition of the Business Breakthrough Barometer 2026, providing insights into how medium-sized and large companies in Finland view the climate transition compared with businesses globally.

The report is based on responses from 49 companies operating in Finland and forms part of WBCSD’s global Business Breakthrough Barometer research. The findings show that Finnish companies remain strongly committed to climate action, but increasingly emphasize resilience, policy predictability and preparedness for transition-related risks.

The findings were presented in a public webinar hosted by FIBS, featuring insights from Jennie Dodson, Senior Director at WBCSD, and Lia Heasman, Responsible Investment Director at A. Ahlström. The webinar recording is publicly available here. The detailed Finland report is available to FIBS member organizations. Non-member organizations interested in accessing the report are welcome to contact Heli Karhi at heli.karhi@fibsry.fi.

Key findings from the Finland report include:

• Finnish companies remain committed to the climate transition. Most respondents maintained or strengthened their climate targets in 2025. While 49% made no changes to their targets, the majority of companies that updated them chose to strengthen rather than weaken them.
• Resilience and stakeholder expectations are driving sustainability action. Resilience and risk management, customer demand and social licence to operate rank among the most important drivers of sustainability efforts for Finnish businesses, ahead of growth opportunities or access to capital.
• Finnish companies continue to see sustainability as a source of competitiveness. Although investment momentum has slowed, 85% of Finnish respondents expect sustainability to provide a major or moderate competitive advantage in the future.
• Finnish businesses are increasingly concerned about a disorderly transition. More than one quarter of Finnish respondents view a disorderly climate transition as much more likely than a year ago, and 39% see it as a critical or significant risk to their business. While awareness of these risks is increasing, confidence in preparedness remains relatively low. Only half of Finnish respondents say they are confident that their current business planning adequately accounts for a disorderly transition, compared with 78% globally.
• Finnish respondents call for predictable policy and international collaboration. Nearly half of respondents favour early and predictable climate policy action, while 74% identify long-term policy strategy as the most important priority for policymakers. In addition, 95% see international governmental collaboration as essential for enabling private-sector investment in the transition.