Sustainability is the most important theme for 2020
Sustainability is the most important theme for 2020
Sustainability used to be just about saving the planet. Today it has morphed into an umbrella term for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues.
While some companies are making concerted efforts to improve their ESG performance across many areas, others are simply paying lip service to the concept of sustainable profits.
Momentum is on the side of the sustainability movement. Citizens, governments, regulators, and the media are turning the spotlight on corporations and demanding action. Social inequality, corruption, tax avoidance, and a lack of action on climate change are all issues that companies must now address head-on, in full public view.
To maximize profits, CEOs must embrace sustainability
The reluctance of many CEOs to fully engage with sustainability can be attributed to the age-old view that it will hurt profits. However, the evidence in this report suggests the opposite. Companies that embrace all three elements of sustainability will outperform their peers. CEOs that are too slow to improve their company’s approach to sustainability will see an exodus of customers and a drop in profits far sooner than they ever imagined.
There are no global standards
Sustainability is a complex and wide-ranging subject and is often approached in a piecemeal, reactive manner. There are no global standards for sustainability, so it can be difficult for CEOs to know where to start.
So every company needs to follow a comprehensive sustainability framework – based on environmental, social and governance issues – to ensure they identify all potential sustainability risks and implement mitigating actions that can improve their company’s ESG performance.
To help you, here is Level 1 of the three-tiered GlobalData sustainability framework.
To find out more about the GlobalData Sustainability Framework please contact our Thematic Client Services Team by email on clientservices.thematic@globaldata.com or by phone on +44 207 406 6764.
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5 å¹´Very true.? Done properly, businesses can add a positive contribution to the world and create a more profitable business. Done poorly, businesses can waste a lot of time and money with documents filed away no-one ever reads and a loss of internal credibility that the business does not practice what it preaches.
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5 å¹´Great framework, Cyrus!
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5 å¹´Great article which also provides a clear split of the main thematics we need to urgently address. Thank you Cyrus for sharing this.