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Leadership for a Sustainable Future requires Collaboration, Connection, Creativity and Courage … Engaging around the New CISL ‘Sustainability Leadership” model crafted by Zoë Arden and Gillian Secrett  was core to the 3d Business & Society Symposium organized by UCB ( Veronique Toully) and the Solvay Brussels School ( Bruno van Pottelsberghe and Estelle Cantillon.) My take aways: - It all starts with Purpose…  sustainability must be embedded at its core to enable maximum impact - Collaboration and Connectiveness beyond corporate boundaries are critical for systemic progress -  Sustainability consultants, lecturers and multi stakeholders forums play an important role to help disseminate best practices and build connections -  Humility, creativity, and courage go hand in hand  in navigating sustainability challenges. Embracing humility to seek knowledge, creativity to develop innovative solutions and courage to deal with ambiguity and make tough decisions (eg Profit vs People and Planet arbitrage). As Paul Van Oyen said, Strategy is the easier part in Sustainability – toughest challenge is to make it happen. Also, the debate about providing a voice for Nature in Boards and enhancing Board's connection with the environment was thought-provoking.   Finally, we had rich discussions about leadership challenges from selected organizations on their sustainable transformation journeys. Participating in discussions with 'Life Be Free' , the cross-sector partnerships to reduce barriers to energy renovations for carbon neutrality was rewarding. Grateful for the insightful and open dialogue among participants. Anne-Catherine Chevalier; Justine Comijn; Wim De Geest; Charline Desmecht; Daniel Kryszkiewiez; Anne-Laure Lejeune; Caroline Limbosch; Valérie Limpens; Bernard Nicolay; David O. Rafaële Rikir; Damien Roegiers; Vanessa Temple; Ursula Woodburn; Hugues Dethienne; Valérie Julien Gresin; Catherine de Meulemeester; Philippe Rosinski #sustainability #leadership #sustainabletransformation

Thank you, WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Bain & Company, and Jupiter Intelligence for preparing “The Business Leaders Guide to Climate Adaptation & Resilience” and Bayer, Diageo, EDF, EDP, ENGIE, Meta, Mitsubishi Corporation, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Philips, Swire Pacific, and Swiss Re - for sharing their knowledge and experiences to strengthen practical value of the guide by businesses worldwide👇 -https://lnkd.in/dCMPCPKg ✅This Guide will help businesses to take adaptation and resilience action timely and in a right way. “Climate adaptation and resilience are crucial for businesses, as the risks posed by climate change are increasing, including disruptions in supply chains and infrastructure failures, workforce displacement, increased cost of inputs, and more. Businesses must act to safeguard the resilience of workforces, key supply chains, and the communities and natural ecosystems upon which they depend, building collective resilience and avoiding maladaptation. The cost of inaction is enormous, and investing in resilience can have high rates of return. Now is the moment for visionary business leaders to act fast to reduce risk and benefit from an early-mover advantage”.

💥 💥 💥This is going to be phenomenally interesting conversation from 2 industry leaders in shifting the paradigm for the advertising, media and creative industry. As we shift away from business as usual (BAU) to long term well being for all (LTWFA) this is a n industry that will need to really examine the impact of their work on environment and society. To lead a resilient future we need creative industries to be at the forefront of telling the RIGHT stories - not the greenwashing tales that do little to change the outcome. Big discussion and interesting for all regardless of your industry. This is a Be Better members event for leaders in sustainability - however I know that I have invited some of you interested in understanding more of what the membership is about. Please can you make sure I know if you want to attend so that I can include you in the invitation. 💥💥💥

It was a privilege to moderate an esteemed panel of #sustainability #leaders at UCB today, including Veronique Toully, Lode Verbruggen, and Michael Wagemans preceded by an insightful ‘lessons learned’ session about #doublemateriality presented by Vanja Genetello, member of the AmCham Belgium sustainability and innovation committee #AmChamSNIC Key takeaways: - embedding #ESG principles is hard but you need to persevere - it takes time for an organization to absorb new ways of working and a new mindset so don’t be in a rush - there needs to be a bidirectional and tight linkage with strategy - convince board members through their peers (not bottom up) - “sustainability is just the way in which we work” (my favorite)!

When it comes to sustainable business, we can accomplish more together than we can alone. That’s why we’re sharing our expertise at the NYSE Sustainability Leaders Summit! Every day, we help thousands of directors achieve their ambitious sustainability goals. From overcoming reporting challenges to navigating communication barriers, we’ve seen every hurdle in the book and supported our clients every step of the way. Now, we’re eager to pass our learnings on to you. Join Diligent's Meghan Day and more than 350 thought leaders in the space to discover how you can level-up your practices to usher in a new era of corporate responsibility. #Sustainability #SustainabilityLeaders #CorporateResponsibility #NYSE

🤝 Collaboration: The Cornerstone of Sustainability Success 🌿 Our 2023-2024 Annual Report, "Harnessing Science for Global Business Decision-Making," highlights the power of collective action: •Strategic partnerships driving innovation in sustainability  •Addressing complex sustainability challenges through collaborative research  •Shaping sustainability leaders through our innovative programs Discover how we’re fostering collaboration in our annual report: https://lnkd.in/gpHimq-N 

🌍✨ This Earth Day, how can you seize the opportunity to lead with purpose and impact? 🌱 As ESG and Sustainability Marketing reshape corporate leadership, Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) are taking center stage in communicating these crucial initiatives. Collaboration with sustainability, CSR, and investor relations departments is key to ensuring messaging consistency and accuracy, while mitigating the risks of greenwashing. Here are some sneaky tactics hiding behind "eco-friendly" labels that are also harming companies' reputation. Ready to dive deeper? Join our ESG Marketing Master Class in collab with alma mundus to learn more about this and pave the way for genuine environmental progress. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/drUDfwvT  #EarthDay #ESGMarketing #SustainabilityLeadership

Last week, I had quite a special and insightful Tuesday as I moderated Relevent's conference on sustainability in boards and executive management, together with my colleague Nikita Sahl Bang. A strong line-up of keynote speakers shared their expertise, experience, and perspectives on how to embark on a sustainability transformation journey. My key take-aways from the day were: 🚀 Have the courage to lead – not compete. Take charge, get started and accept a certain degree of uncertainty. The only thing you can do wrong is to wait. 👫 Utilise partnerships. Maybe your closest competitor can become your new best friend when it comes to sustainable idea generation, product development or setting new industry standards. 🌱 Incorporate the principles of nature, such as circularity and connectedness, into the logic of business. It requires big and bold decisions to become a sustainable business, but it all starts with sustainable leadership fostering reflection and breaks. A huge thank you to our great and inspiring speakers: Jamie Rusby, Lise Lotte Hjerrild, Louise Sparf, Maria Carlsen Skovsted, Mads Bjørn-Møldrup, Christian Baltzer, Anne Gadegaard, Niels Otterstrøm Jensen and Stine Birk – as well as to Margit Lind and Relevent for setting it all up. Let’s keep learning, growing, and innovating towards a more sustainable future. #ESG #Sustainability #BringingIngenuityToLife #LifeAtPA

On Friday, I had the honor of participating in the 2023 COA Symposium where I joined business leaders from Latin America to discuss “Perspectives from the Private Sector to Lower Carbon Emissions.” I was able to share how Diageo’s commitments outlined in our ESG action plan, Society 2030, are already making positive impacts. As a business that is fundamentally dependent on natural resources, we have a longstanding focus on environmental sustainability and social impact and have been acting in these areas for over a decade. We think about sustainability in its widest sense (as ESG) and how we can adopt an integrated approach to deliver benefits for our business and society. Our approach is focused on three priorities: to promote positive drinking —because we want to change the way the world drinks for better—, champion inclusion and diversity, and pioneer what we call grain to glass sustainability. We understand that it is important to deliver business performance alongside having a positive impact on our communities and the planet. #DiageoLAC #Society2030 #ESG #ESGleadership