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We are excited to share the findings from our Sustainability Leaders 2024 Survey. The GlobeScan / ERM Sustainability Institute Leaders Survey gathers global experts' views on sustainability priorities, leadership, and key developments shaping the agenda.   Some key findings from this year's report: • Experts continue to rate climate change as the most urgent sustainability challenge. • Legislation promoting sustainability is viewed as the most significant positive development in the past year.  • More than half of experts say there is a significant backlash against the sustainability agenda.   Learn more and access the full report here: https://bit.ly/45KEqWW 

Our Sustainability Leaders 2024 survey results are out! Here are 6 highlights: - Experts continue to rate climate change as the most urgent sustainability challenge and food-climate nexus increasingly important - Legislation promoting sustainability is viewed as the most important positive development in the past year. - Sweden is recognized by experts as the leading government when it comes to advancing sustainable development. - World Wildlife Fund continues to be the most recognized NGO leading on sustainable development. - Patagonia is cited by one-third of experts as a corporate sustainability leader. - The forest products and life sciences sectors are viewed most positively by experts on sustainability.

Our Sustainability Leaders 2024 report is live! Here are some key findings from this year's report: • Experts continue to rate climate change as the most urgent sustainability challenge. • Legislation promoting sustainability is viewed as the most significant positive development in the past year.  • More than half of experts say there is a significant backlash against the sustainability agenda.   Learn more and access the full report here: https://bit.ly/45KEqWW 

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BIG NEWS In partnership with Oxford Brookes University Business School, we surveyed and interviewed senior sustainability leaders across industries to understand the way their roles are changing and the skills they need to be successful. Find out what they said. Join us on 19th September for a free webinar where we will share the findings hot off the press. Sign up here - https://lnkd.in/e3uVq85E #sustainabilityskillsgap #sustainability #sustainabilityleadership #ESG #climateaction #greentransition Oxford Brookes Business School

"We are making good progress on our sustainability journey" How the journey feels for the sustainability leader: ______ Sometimes feeling overwhelmed by navigating sustainability efforts in your organization? Connect with sustainability leaders who share similar challenges and can help you make your most critical decision in The Sustainability Circle!

Another fantastic snippet of insight from the 2024 Sustainability Leaders Summit, from none other than Siobhan Toohill, Westpac's Chief Sustainability Officer. Great to hear industry leaders emphasising the importance of broader culture shifts, as well as specific sustainability strategies, in our collective mission for sustainable impact. Join us next year to gain from these lessons first-hand and connect with key leaders in the field. Keep up to date here: https://lnkd.in/fDspuTJ #sustainabilityleaderssummit #sustainablestrategy

Setting science-based decarbonisation targets to reach own sustainability goals is helping to inform our discussions with clients on the leadership they need. A focus on sustainability is no longer a 'nice to have', and now sits high on the agenda for boards in all industries and sectors. Find out more about our journey and how we can help: https://lnkd.in/e8kpGPRf #SustainableLeadership #ExecutiveSearch

A focus on sustainability is no longer a "nice to have", and now sits high on the agenda for boards in all industries and sectors. Find out more about the Odgers Berndtson journey and how we can help: #sustainability #leadership #executivesearch #lifesciences