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Connecting the dots
The sustainability landscape is crowded with information, but clear answers are hard to find. That’s why we created Connecting the Dots, a series designed to break down complex sustainability, ESG and impact topics into actionable insights.
Here, you’ll find educational resources and forward-thinking perspectives from our team of experts, often developed in collaboration with our partners. These pieces aren’t just about keeping up—they’re about staying ahead.
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Early reporting signals from the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
While the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) continues to evolve as countries transpose the directive into law and the EU itself looks to streamline multiple sustainability-related requirements, companies are still moving ahead with compliance. This report explores how businesses are aligning with CSRD, from double materiality assessments to integrating sustainability into annual reporting. Gain actionable insights into how transparency drives strategy, mitigates risks, and accelerates impact at scale.
Effective Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder expectations continue to rise, with customers, suppliers, regulators, and employees demanding more each year. A well-executed stakeholder engagement strategy that goes beyond meeting basic requirements can drive revenue growth, reduce risks, uncover cost-saving opportunities, and enhance financial resilience.
This piece explores market trends fueling the focus on stakeholder engagement, introduces a three-step framework for building a strategy, and addresses common challenges with actionable best practices. It’s a valuable resource for companies aiming to align stakeholder expectations with long-term success.
Driving sustainable outcomes through Operational Excellence
Integrating sustainability into operational excellence is no longer optional—it’s essential for long-term success. As sustainability moves from a corporate-level priority to site-led action, companies can unlock opportunities to drive revenue, reduce risks, and improve resilience. Drafted with our partners at CCi, this article explores how operational excellence fuels sustainability through efficiency, innovation, and workforce empowerment while showing how sustainability, in turn, strengthens operational performance.