The case for sustainability was never about ROI, it was about doing the right thing which guards reputational risk in the era of radical transparency due to the digital panopticon.
Impact is more than compliance as it adds more muscle to do well over the long term with patient capital.
The polycrisis is about restoration, regeneration and resilience. There are a number of layers to sustainability in an era of geopolitical black swans. SOPs and check lists are simplistic to capture anything meaningful.
When we think about EVs, it’s not only low carbon and clean air but think green jobs and critical minerals from Chile and Congo.
Time for framework jockeys in Sustainability are numbered as the turn towards more than reporting is here.