to see progress on environmental, social and governance goals, creates new opportunities for enterprises to grow while mitigating cost and risk.”
The survey was conducted in June and July 2022 among 221 respondents in North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. Respondents were executives in director roles or above within organizations with enterprise-wide annual revenue of at least $250 million for fiscal year 2021, which are currently engaged in sustainability-related activities.The survey found that 86% of business leaders see sustainability as an investment which protects their organization from disruption.
Specifically, the top areas where survey respondents said sustainability programs are mitigating cost increases are energy consumption, business travel and customer transactions .Source: Gartner “Executive leaders are achieving both operational and supply chain savings through their sustainability programs,” said Moyer. “This kind of
where sustainability investment supports a business goal like cost optimization, significantly enhances the program’s impact by creating a virtuous cycle.”Sustainability can also enable new value creation and business growth opportunities.