Beyond the Line is a non-profit DVD and web film program produced by a Swedish company that illustrates why and how businesses everywhere are turning the risks of climate & environmental change into compelling business opportunities. To view the full 55 minute video, go to http://www.beyond-the-line.org.

Companies moving beyond the line, and featured in the film, include General Electric, Marks & Spencer, Ikea, and Marriott International as well as SME’s like Ecoigo, Green Clean and Terracycle. The film also features interviews with experts from Carbon Disclosure Project, Environmental Defense Fund, Forum for the Future, World Resources Institute and other organizations that have successfully partnered with companies to help them reduce their environmental impacts and increase their business performance. The program consists of four sections: The Science of Climate Change and Ecosystem Degradation, Risks & Opportunities, Business Success Stories, and Critical Success Factors.

Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive, Carbon Disclosure Project, says in his interview “Climate change is like the Internet for business - it arrives one day, it gets bigger every year, it never goes away, and you have to learn to make money from it, or you're going to get eaten for lunch.”