David works with companies to develop and implement credible environmental goals, manage climate and nature risks, integrate justice into environmental action, and incubate collaborations to build a net-zero economy.
He strives to maximize the impact of our applied research, collaborative initiatives, and work with individual companies. This often means innovating how companies credibly align with the Paris Agreement, adapt to inbound climate disclosure regulation, and take advantage of growing interest in science-based nature goals. David also directs BSR’s Transform to Net Zero collaborative initiative.
Before joining BSR, David was a climate diplomat for the Marshall Islands with the advisory group Independent Diplomat and led on emissions reductions and transparency in the UN climate negotiations for the Alliance of Small Island States. As an international lawyer with the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development, David built up the environmental treaty expertise of governments across the globe. He began his career as a securities litigator with Fried Frank in New York and a commercial litigator with Cassels Brock in Toronto, before focusing on climate change.
David holds a LLM in International Law from New York University, a JD and MA in International Relations from the University of Toronto, and a BA in Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University.
Insights From David Wei
- Making Connections Across Professions / September 27, 2023 / Blog
- As Emissions Rise, Fashion Grapples with Growth / Vogue Business / August 24, 2023 / News
- Does your Climate Risk Plan Cover Extreme Heat? 4 Questions to Consider. / GreenBiz / August 8, 2023 / News
- Nine Ways to Activate Your Board on Climate / April 19, 2023 / Blog
- Transform, Finance, and Adapt: What the IPCC Report Means for Credible Corporate Climate Action / March 23, 2023 / Blog
- Accelerating an Inclusive Energy Transition beyond COP27 / November 30, 2022 / Blog
- The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Creates Powerful Tailwinds for Net Zero Companies / August 31, 2022 / Blog
- COP26 Made Climate Action Mainstream Business and Put 1.5°C on Life Support / November 23, 2021 / Blog
- Only Transformative Net-Zero Implementation Will Meet Our Climate Crisis / September 20, 2021 / Blog
- Landmark Collaboration to Accelerate the Shift to Zero-Carbon Freight / Smart Freight Centre / July 22, 2021 / News
- Leaders Summit on Climate: Forward Progress to the Net Zero Economies We Need / April 27, 2021 / Blog
- The Paris Agreement’s 5th Anniversary: Accelerating the Momentum for Net Zero / December 11, 2020 / Blog
- Three Futures of Company Climate Action / September 29, 2020 / Blog
- Transform to Net Zero and the Shift from Climate Ambition to Climate Action / September 21, 2020 / Blog
- 2019 Climate Action Summit: Businesses Are Pulling Governments toward a Net Zero Economy / September 30, 2019 / Blog
- COP24 Set the Rules of the Road; Now We All Have to Drive / December 19, 2018 / Blog
- Climate and the Just Transition / December 3, 2018 / Reports
- Why We Need a Just Transition to a Low-Carbon World / December 3, 2018 / Blog
- How to Implement the TCFD Recommendations / November 29, 2018 / Blog
- Climate and Supply Chain / September 10, 2018 / Reports
- Why Climate Resilience and Supply Chains Go Hand in Hand / September 10, 2018 / Blog
- How to Implement the TCFD Recommendations to Enhance Your Company’s Resilience / July 23, 2018 / Blog
- Climate change resilience calls for private sector commitment / IDRC / July 5, 2018 / News
- Why Business Involvement Is Critical at the Paris Agreement Progress Talks / We Mean Business / May 8, 2018 / News
- The One Planet Summit Will Kick Off a Year of Focus on Climate Results / December 5, 2017 / Blog
- Anticiper les réglementations climatiques, un facteur de compétitivité pour les enterprises / November 29, 2017 / News
- COP23: The ‘Inside-Out’ Approach to Delivering Climate Action / November 22, 2017 / Blog
- Businesses Must Evolve along with Global Climate Policy / GreenBiz / November 21, 2017 / News
- Climate Policy Tracker décrypte les réglementations climatiques mondiales / November 9, 2017 / News
- Introducing the We Mean Business Climate Policy Tracker / November 1, 2017 / Blog
- Q&A: The Future of Business Action on Climate Change / October 16, 2017 / Blog
- New Climate Leadership to Realize the Paris Vision / September 20, 2017 / Blog
- BSR Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement / June 1, 2017 / Blog
- Despite U.S. Uncertainty on Paris, Business Momentum for Climate Action Remains Strong / May 30, 2017 / Blog
- Marrakesh Marks New Era in Climate Implementation / We Mean Business / November 21, 2016 / News
- Making the Paris Agreement and First Cycle Count / We Mean Business / November 11, 2016 / News
- United States and China Lock in Paris Agreement / September 7, 2016 / Blog
- The Paris Agreement Asks Businesses to Be Bold / June 28, 2016 / Blog
- How Business Can Act on the Paris Climate Agreement / April 20, 2016 / Blog
- To Catalyze Business Action, the Paris Climate Agreement Must Signal a Low-Carbon Economy / November 23, 2015 / Blog
- U.S.-China Cooperation on Climate Creates Business Opportunities on Both Sides of the Pacific / September 25, 2015 / Blog
- Words Matter in the Paris Climate Agreement / September 1, 2015 / Blog
- China’s Climate Announcement Signals Structural Shift to a Low-Carbon Global Economy / June 30, 2015 / Blog
- Why We Need to Strengthen Climate Commitments Every Five Years / June 9, 2015 / Blog
- A Message from Business to Climate Negotiators: We Want Clear, Ambitious Policy / June 1, 2015 / Blog