Gartner Survey Finds 87% of Business Leaders Expect to Increase Sustainability Investment Over the Next Two Years

Gartner Survey Finds 87% of Business Leaders Expect to Increase Sustainability Investment Over the Next Two Years

ByThe Circular Economy Team

A new Gartner, Inc. survey revealed that 87% of business leaders expect to increase their organisation’s investment in sustainability over the next two years. Customers are the primary stakeholder group creating pressure for organisations to invest or act on sustainability issues, selected by 80% of executives, followed by investors (60%) and regulators (55%).  “Sustainability enables businesses to cope with disruption,” said Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner. “Economic uncertainty, geopolitical conflict and escalating materials and energy costs are forcing businesses to reexamine all forms of expenditure. This focus on essentialism, in combination with increasing stakeholder desire to see progress on environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals, creates new opportunities for enterprises to grow while mitigating cost and risk.”  The survey was conducted in June and July 2022 among 221 respondents in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. Respondents were executives in director roles or above within organisations with enterprise-wide annual revenue of at least $250 million for fiscal year 2021, which are currently engaged in sustainability-related activities. 

Fitwel — Fitwel Certifications | Certify Your Building or Site Project

Fitwel — Fitwel Certifications | Certify Your Building or Site Project

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Fitwel offers a pathway to track the health-related ESG impacts of your assets through streamlined measurement tools and expert guidance. Through Fitwel Certification, your building will be leading the industry on the next frontier of sustainability by improving social metrics and ensuring optimal health of your occupants and the surrounding community.  The end-to-end digital platform includes:  Visualization of your portfolio and performance trends based on unique health metrics.   Actionable gap analysis outlining opportunities for increased performance that you can share with project teams.

ESG can help save budget for infrastructure development: minister – ANTARA News

ESG can help save budget for infrastructure development: minister – ANTARA News

ByThe Circular Economy Team

The implementation of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework in infrastructure projects would help save the state budget, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Saturday.  “By implementing ESG, we may draw more investment for project funding, which would make the state budget usage not as large as needed,” she explained.  ESG is a global standard practice that prioritizes sustainability, specifically eco-friendliness, social benefits, and sound governance, including in investing and structure development, she informed.  The development of an infrastructure project using ESG will make the project eco-friendly, beneficial, and well-managed, the minister said at the launch of the ESG framework and manual during the Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting (JFHMM).

Dell’s sustainability program envisions a better future

Dell’s sustainability program envisions a better future

ByThe Circular Economy Team

At Dell Technologies World this week, one of the most interesting briefings I received was from Cassandra Garber, vice president of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). That’s because when I first talked to Dell in the early 2000s on this topic, it was on the wrong side of the ESG effort.  There are two kinds of companies that talk about sustainability. One kind treats it as a marketing tool with little substance; the other treats it more like a religion. Dell’s initial effort was basically, “if you buy a product, we’ll plant a tree.” It sounds nice, but is also a clear indicator it’s just giving this important topic lip service. Since then, Dell has embraced its ESG commitment, funded it, and created showcases of its efforts — like Concept Luna, the sustainable design project that could redefine the technology market and make it far greener. 

UM Today | Office of Sustainability | UM committee tackling responsible investment opportunities

UM Today | Office of Sustainability | UM committee tackling responsible investment opportunities

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Did you know the University of Manitoba is a signatory of the Investing to Address Climate Change: A Charter for Canadian Universities? The charter is a coalition of Canadian universities that have agreed to adopt a set of guiding principles that will govern the investment policies of university assets as they relate to climate change.  In fall 2020, UM established the Responsible Investment Committee to provide advice and make policy recommendations on matters related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues; socially responsible investing; climate change; divestment; impact investing; and shareholder engagement.

Sustainability Benefits: A Corporate Perspective

Sustainability Benefits: A Corporate Perspective

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Sustainability… It’s the topic of the decade, maybe even the century! We hear about it in all of our personal and social environments, and it seems to be aggressively penetrating every aspect of business and finance. But are Sustainability and ESG really here to stay? Is this a full paradigm shift, or just another passing trend? For businesses, is it just another regulatory challenge, or is it a true opportunity? How business leaders decide to answer this question will have huge impact on their company’s market position and longevity. Hopefully you are reading between the lines here and see that the answer to these questions is quite obvious. True North has shifted. There is a valuable opportunity to capture here, and if businesses don’t adjust their bearings, they will become lost and left behind. Even if businesses are not convinced about sustainability, basic business management fundamentals make a strong case for integrating ESG and Sustainability into business models across all sectors.

Bold steps go Further: Bain & Company’s integrated suite of ESG capabilities…

Bold steps go Further: Bain & Company’s integrated suite of ESG capabilities…

ByThe Circular Economy Team

Bain & Company announced today the launch of FurtherSM, its integrated suite of ESG capabilities to deliver the firm’s collective ambition of creating a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive world. This announcement builds on Bain’s decades of industry leadership, working to create transformative impact against the world’s most pressing challenges, including the sweeping effects of climate change, structural inequities and environmental degradation.