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Sustainability. A word we see everywhere - from grocery store labels to political debates. But what does it truly mean? Sustainability is the art of meeting our current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It's a delicate dance between three pillars: environment, economy, and society. Are you passionate about making a positive impact on environmental sustainability? Do you care about fostering an eco-friendly lifestyle? A plethora of opportunities lie in the field of sustainability. We recently hosted a webinar with Samir Rasam, Sustainability Director with 25 years of experience in the field. Watch this video to know more about the life of a Sustainability Consultant, their salary, skills, courses and opportunities available within the field. 🔗 : https://lnkd.in/gPKxRM5t Subscribe to our YouTube channel for more! #sustainability #sustainable #energy #greenenergy #career #careertalks #mentoria #future

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85% of the world’s largest companies have a significant dependency on nature across their direct operations—and yet biodiversity ranks the lowest of all sustainability initiatives (UNGC-Accenture CEO Study). Our latest blogs helps define the approach leaders can take to running a nature-positive business, read more here: https://lnkd.in/d4_iesWZ #naturepositive

Can harm to nature and biodiversity impact business performance? YES! Taking #naturepositive action is a win-win for business and society, as it not only helps mitigate the loss of nature and biodiversity, but also offers benefits. Find out how…

To really build back the #resilience of our natural ecosystems, businesses must activate their own ecosystem of partners, suppliers, employees and customers to drive the systems change we need. We can’t be paralyzed by uncertainty – we need to collaborate, learn from one another and, most importantly, act with courage.

Understanding and creating wholistic value - Excellent Chief Sustainability Officer focused study group focused around better understanding value across the full spectrum of stakeholders and how to convert this into action. ■ Content of the Study Group: - Providing a networking platform for experts in the field. - Supporting expert professionals to provide valuable advice to companies. - Offering a learning environment where participants learn from each other. (The sessions will be more discussions based on real-life cases, rather than lectures. Experts will be invited as needed.) https://lnkd.in/ggyq-f2U Philip Sugai #theValueModel #Sustainability #CSO

If you could give a sustainability/ESG manager 1 piece of advice, what would it be? #sustainabilityleadership #sustainabilityprofessionals #daretoask

Are you a professional working on sustainability within business or governmental organisations? And do you want to take our organisation's sustainability strategy to the next level? Then our 2-day Revitalising Your Sustainability Strategy masterclass might be the right fit for you. The next edition is scheduled on Wednesday 5 & Thursday 6 June 2024 at the #universityofamsterdam. '𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺. 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.', according to an alumnus of the masterclass . 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬? During this masterclass you will learn and experience how to devise, refine and execute your sustainability strategy. Step by step, we explore and co-create a tailor-made sustainability approach for you and your organisation. Sustainable, SDG, MVO, CSR, RBC, ESG, Impact driven and purpose based: whichever paradigm you prefer, you will learn that context is everything.   Learn from renowned academics and industry professionals Professor Arno Koroula, professor Michelle Westermann-Behaylo, professor Pushpika Vishwanathan and me. We will guide you in gaining a deep understanding of how to evaluate bring the external world internal, develop ESG strategies & purpose, create sustainable business models and drive the transition within the organisation. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 Would you like to participate in the masterclass, but aren't sure yet if the programme fits your schedule?  We offer the possibility to reserve a spot for the masterclass. We will hold a seat for you up until 4 weeks prior to the start of the programme or inform you when the masterclass is reaching its full capacity.   Do you want to join the masterclass? Great! You can sign up via the online application form. The tuition fee is €1,950 (VAT-free). UvA alumni receive a 10% discount.

It was a pleasure to participate in research with the Leonardo Centre on Business for Society at Imperial College Business School and Emeritus into the role of the Chief Sustainability Officer. Based on dozens of in-depth interviews and a database of over 900,000 sustainability initiatives around the world, this report contains critical and practical insights on this important but still evolving role. A couple of bits that stand out: - The report provides a model for assessing integration of sustainability into core business strategy (the report calls this Business Impact Maturity) - Despite a lot of commonality in the steps companies are taking (e.g. appointing a CSO, integrating sustainability into remuneration), the underlying activities companies are taking on sustainability - their strategy and programmes - are highly varied... - ...possibly in response to individual CSOs framing the sustainability challenges their company faces very differently - Very few organisations are engaging in / with genuine systems change https://lnkd.in/ebPqFUHH

Want a free, handy master list of sustainability key terms that we *guarantee* you’ll need to know for an #impactcareer? Our 35 Guide was created to help anyone and everyone understand the language of the sustainability space, and encourage you to keep learning! What’s a sustainability-related term you think people should know about? Are there any topics you think should be discussed more? Drop your thoughts in the comments below - let’s spark a dialogue! https://lnkd.in/gunuvHHP #freeguide #sustainability