Climate and Competitiveness Border Carbon Adjustments in Action 2025

Strategic review process flowchart FIGURE 3 Five-phase process for managing government climate and decarbonization policies through internal strategic bodies Months 1–2 Governance set-upMonth 3 Baseline assessmentMonths 4–6 Option developmentMonths 6–11 Review and decision-makingMonths 12 Process optimization Cross-functional workshops — Compliance strategies — Competitive advantage plans — Policy influence approaches Resource analysis — Implementation feasibility — Resource requirements — Capability gaps Risk-return evaluation — Strategic option profiles — Risk assessment — Return projectionsPortfolio development — Strategic portfolios — Implementation roadmaps — Priority ranking Scenario planning — Regulatory uncertainties — Policy timeline variations — Multiple scenario testing Quarterly impact reports, financial impact models Strategic portfolios, implementation roadmaps Dashboard management — Progress tracking — Milestone monitoring — KPI reporting Continuous policy monitoring — Policy developments — Implementation impacts — Regulatory changesEffectiveness assessment — Strategy performance — Business outcome review — Success measurement Course corrections — Performance adjustments — Changing conditions — Exception escalation General manager Implementation teamsPolicy monitoring systems — Regulatory developments — Proposed legislation — Policy consultations Stakeholder mapping — Government agencies — Industry associations — NGOs and civil societyCompetitive monitoring — Peer responses — Policy pressure assessment — Market positioning Risk signal identification — Policy shifts — Enforcement changes — Early-warning systemsBusiness model analysis — Revenue stream impacts — Cost structure changes — Operational effects Financial impact modelling — Policy scenario analysis — Cost-benefit quantification — Multi-scenario modelling Compliance gap analysis — Current regulatory gaps — Projected requirements — Readiness assessmentCompetitive positioning — Policy-driven advantages — Competitive disadvantages — Market opportunities Stakeholder impact review — Customer expectations — Supplier implications — Investor requirementsIMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE 2. STRATEGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT 1. INTELLIGENCE GATHERING 3. OPTIONS DEVELOPMENT DELIVERABLES DELIVERABLES DELIVERABLES Cross-functional leadership team General manager Strategic review committee 5. IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING 4. STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKINGM1–3 M4–6 M6–12 Y2 Y3–5Policy tracking dashboard, quarterly intelligence briefs Cross-functional review — Legal, operations, finance teams — Sustainability integration — Business development alignment Strategic selection — Preferred approach selection — Comprehensive evaluation — Decision rationaleImplementation planning — Timeline development — Resource allocation — Success metrics Monitoring framework — KPI design — Review milestones — Accountability assignments Climate and Competitiveness: Border Carbon Adjustments in Action 24