Deloitte: Engaging Leadership on Sustainability and Carbon Decision-Making

n this episode, Sarah Humphrys speaks with Josh Brown, Senior Manager at Deloitte’s Sustainability and Climate team, about overcoming challenges in engaging leadership on sustainability. They discuss how businesses can integrate sustainability into decision-making, with a particular focus on internal carbon pricing and budgeting to drive decarbonisation initiatives.


Discussing:

• The challenge of getting C-suite or executive teams on board with sustainability strategies

• The communication challenge of sustainable transformation

• How to translate sustainability topics into a language that resonates with leadership teams

• The importance of aligning sustainability mission with business goals

• The role of measurable KPIs and remuneration in giving sustainability some 'teeth' in decision-making

• Carbon budgeting to change perceptions across teams or departments

• Internal carbon pricing to bring the cost of emissions into the forefront of decision-making

• Overcoming internal stakeholder resistance and achieving buy-in

• Advice for sustainability professionals on resilience and persistence
  
  

Resources Mentioned:

• Goal 13 Impact Platform

• David Attenborough's 'Communications Challenge' post on Instagram

• Deloitte Business Chemistry Framework

• Balanced Scorecard Framework

• 'Zero in on... Internal carbon pricing' - article by Deloitte

• AimHi Earth

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