Beyond Checking the Box: How to Create Business Value with Embedded Sustainability
Leading organisations are deploying their sustainability strategies and measuring their progress across the entire value chain.
Summary
Are we hitting targets but missing the point?
Spending on sustainability reporting exceeds spending on sustainability innovation by 43%. Many organizations are approaching sustainability as an accounting or reporting exercise rather than a transformation play.
“Doing sustainability” does not equate to being more sustainable.
But organizations that embed sustainability throughout their operations show better sustainability and financial outcomes. They are 52% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability, with a 16% higher rate of revenue growth.
Tying sustainability to business value is key.
53% of organizations that embed sustainability say that business benefits are essential for justifying sustainability investments. And only 17% say meeting sustainability objectives is in itself sufficient to justify investment.
- Key takeaways
- Introduction
- What embedding sustainability looks like
- 3 key challenges to sustainable business value
- Bringing it all together: The Chief Sustainability Officer as change agent
