The sustainability agenda begins with making a commitment to incorporating social, environmental, economic and ethical factors into a company’s strategic decision-making. It extends to evaluating how these factors affect the business — including all of its stakeholders — and what risks and opportunities these factors present. Finally, the sustainability agenda asks businesses to adopt measures to mitigate risks and take advantage of opportunities.
This publications looks at how the most forward-looking businesses understand that the traditional trade-off between sustainability and profitability is an outmoded perspective. They know that operating sustainably is a mindset with a focus on the creation of long-term shareholder value. That means adhering to the fundamental tenets of good entrepreneurship — identifying the changing needs and demands of society, and responding with successful business models. Business leaders who operate sustainably recognise that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors affect their core business strategies.
This paper looks at the current key risks businesses face, such as scarcity of raw materials; reputation; regulation and climate change/physical risks. These risks and other sustainability issues are examined from the industry perspectives of energy, transportation and logistics, retail and consumer, technology and banking and capital markets.
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