Terrafiniti
Sustainability Consultancy, Sustainability Consultants, Sustainability
Useful insights, tips and advice to develop and implement sustainability / CSR programmes and projects.
Greenwashing – misleading communications on sustainability issues – has various dimensions of risk, but these are often overlooked, and their implications are insufficiently examined.
While greenwashing may appear as simply irritating, it actually causes a range of harm and presents multiple business risks. Risks to the company which communicates it – but also risks to companies involved in creating it and those associated with it.
Climate will remain perhaps the most vital sustainability issue of 2020, but the crucial question is, will attention finally convert into meaningful and proportionate action?
The 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change required all signatories (almost every country on earth) to avoid dangerous climate change, it also articulated the need to find equitable ways to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
Why is it sustainability specialists can find their jobs both frustrating and lonely? It's usually a wider business problem.
There are many reasons for this, some more visible than others. Based on real conversations, I look one of the main issues that often
underlies the frustration.
Every organisation has sustainability skills gaps, but do you understand where they are and the problems they are causing?
Ensuring your organisation identifies and addresses skills gaps is crucial - it's as important as getting your strategy right.
Materiality is the difference between a weak sustainability approach and one that’s logical, planned and based upon what’s important. What matters most?
Sustainability, EMS & quality management - can a continuous improvement approach to the management of sustainability deliver real strategic change?
Many people are driven by purpose, the ethical dimension of sustainable business. But all businesses need to make money, we explore where value can be found in sustainable business.
The business case for sustainability is (shockingly) still either not recognised strategically (i.e. it is understood as an additive factor for operational efficiency or marketing/PR but not as a strategic value creation/destruction factor), or in many cases it is little understood at all.
While sustainability management has in many ways entered the mainstream, practitioners are often hampered by resistance, apathy and misunderstanding.
There are many examples of excellence in specific areas, but few companies are pursuing a transformative agenda at significant scale.
As the general acceptance and uptake of corporate sustainability has grown, we have seen a broad progression in adoption and maturity. However, most practice appears stuck in the middle, somewhere between compliance and greater adoption. There are still very few examples of companies taking a leading position in sustainability.
VIDEO - Building strategic resilience through sustainable business practice starts with understanding the risks and dependencies of the business within the context of a changing world.
Sustainability is a strategic issue but might require a longer-term perspective than is normally taken. How can you navigate your sustainability context?
Sustainable Business Model Canvas - the building blocks you need to plan a sustainable business model, operations and best practice - all on one page!
