The business case for sustainable transformation is stronger than ever. Firms that embrace sustainability are seeing successful results, as their willingness to change and innovate helps maintain long-term profitability. But despite this, many companies are still struggling to make the business case for sustainability, particularly in today’s disruptive economic climate.
So, which competitive advantages does sustainability transformation bring, and how should financial executives demonstrate this to stakeholders?
Interview by Hannah Stubbings, Senior Editor at FT Longitude with Helge Muenkel, DBS Bank’s Chief Sustainability Officer. And listen to the second episode of our series, make sure to check “Delivering Transparency In Business Transformation”. Also, coming soon, the third and final episode, “Measuring Success In Business Sustainability“ so don’t miss it out.
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It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one destiny, affects all indirectly.
Martin Luther King Jr.