Our latest report, Sustainability Intelligence: connecting organisations to Business 2.0, sets out in detail what Sustainability Intelligence is, why it is important to companies, now, and how it will be responsible in safeguarding and innovating the business of the future.
In short, this new approach for the business of the future, or Business 2.0, rests on four pillars: evidence based; holistic thinking; business integrity; and profitable sustainability. These pillars equip Sustainability Intelligence to provide a critical tool to help organisations navigate the complex business landscape and meet the evolving expectations of regulators, investors, customers and society at large.
In June 2021, the previously unknown village of Lytton, British Columbia, broke the all-time Canadian temperature record, reaching a sweltering 49.6°C.1 Two days later, a devastating wildfire swept through it, destroying the entire village within 15 minutes and leaving two dead.
With a growing number of corporates committing to net zero emissions targets, pressure is now building for business leaders to demonstrate a credible, science-based plan to reach their goals. This report supports businesses create and action a detailed net zero strategy while maximizing the commercial opportunities of the low-carbon transition.
Carbon offsets are likely to play a critical role for businesses striving to reach ambitious net zero targets. They are a useful tool to complete the final component of achieving net zero after other methods of decarbonizing have been accomplished, and to bring forward the date of eliminating otherwise hard-to-abate emissions.
Intensifying climate conditions and the world’s response to mitigate global warming will place unprecedented burdens on businesses, triggering the devaluation of corporate earnings and assets if they fail to adapt. To succeed in an uncertain future, businesses need to understand how climate change – and society’s response – will impact them.
