Creating Sustainable Business Value in Turbulent Times

Five years ago it seemed clear why companies should invest in ESG e.g. mandatory and voluntary ESG disclosure. Today, these drivers to act feel less compelling in a complex and contested world. Yet, if anything the imperative to act has grown. More extreme weather. Competition for energy, food, water and mineral resources. Societal trust in the deployment of AI. New markets such as EVs and sustainable proteins growing to scale. Mike will explore this landscape and crucially surface the best practices companies need to capture sustainable business value.

Session Learnings:

• Create a new, relevant business case for taking ambitious sustainability action
• Integrate sustainable action into a company’s value chain to deliver value in practice
• Deploy new digital and data tools to capture sustainable value
• Build partnerships to deliver collective change
• Engage customers if the positive difference more sustainable products and services make to them

Post-Event Actions:

• Ensure their business case for action is clear, compelling and future proof
• Have a clear plan to integrate sustainable thinking and action across their value chain
• Engage their customers in the positive benefits that more sustainable products/services deliver
• be active in cross value chain, sector and economy coalitions for change