Why sustainability is crucial for corporate strategy
Jun 9, 2022 · 90% of executives believe sustainability is important, but only 60% of organizations have sustainabililty strategies. Embedding sustainability in strategy is essential to meet evolving investor pressure, consumer demand, and regulatory requirements. Sustainability has also been proven to attract top talent, reduce costs, and boost profits.
ESG talent is critical for advancing sustainability strategy
Jun 9, 2022 · Sustainability goals should be a core part of strategy, and pursued by talented and empowered leaders with the support of the whole organization. Successfully implementing sustainability strategies will rely on turning commitments into real action.
Profit vs sustainability: the sustainable transformation myth
Jun 14, 2023 · They talk about future sustainability commitments, multi-stakeholder partnerships and pilots, but remain focused on profits.” Using cutting-edge neuroscience research techniques, the report found that a diverse group of 280 senior executives associate sustainable business with being slow and unreliable.
How your business can benefit from 'people sustainability'
Jan 4, 2023 · A people sustainability strategy can help increase environmental, social and governance metrics, drive business outcomes and improve people’s lives It involves upskilling employees, being accountable for supply chains, and taking a people-first approach.
How digital technology can improve your sustainability game
Jan 19, 2022 · Any strategy for building sustainability must account for both the positives and negatives of digital technology. Executives integrating digital technologies and sustainability benefit from thinking of this transformation as a three-part game plan, pressing across offense, midfield and defense to create an aligned and effective team.
How technology advances corporate sustainability
Sep 24, 2024 · Providing transparency about sustainability goals and achievements to internal and external stakeholders is key to sparking credibility and employee engagement. At SAP, a global technology company committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2030 along its value chain, transparency is a cornerstone of its sustainability strategy.
Leading by example: our responsibility > Sustainability | World ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The Forum’s sustainability strategy 2021 requires new Forum offices to be LEED-certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and to integrate the highest standards of sustainability in the way they are built and designed. The Forum offices in New York and Beijing, and San Francisco, are respectively platinum- and gold-LEED certified.
SMEs should link growth with environmental sustainability
Sep 23, 2024 · In addition, data suggests that when a company embeds sustainability into their culture it can help to reduce workforce turnover versus industry averages. Putting an emphasis on sustainability strategy and demonstrating progress on environmental goals can be a key pillar of a winning recruitment strategy for SMEs and mid-sized enterprises.
Here are 7 ways to improve sustainability communication
Jul 1, 2022 · The report Words that work: Effective language in sustainability communications, suggests that on average, the word “sustainability” is repeated 10 times on each sustainability webpage of Forbes’ top 50 brands, while the most sustainable brands only used it once. Basically, if you feel the need to use that word often, maybe you shouldn ...
Why 2024 is the year sustainability develops a business case
Jan 26, 2024 · The number of executives globally who understand the business case for sustainability tripled between 2022 and 2023. New research suggests that business leaders are clear on the return on investment (ROI), and a significant proportion of companies will increase sustainability investments in 2024.