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“ I THINK IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US AS LEADERS WITHIN OUR OWN ORGANISATIONS TO HELP WOMEN SEE THAT IT IS A BALANCE ”
MICHELLE DAVIES GLOBAL HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY , EY ( LAW )
“ It can ’ t be that you have a sustainability lady walking around asking people , ‘ could you please maybe incorporate sustainability criteria in procurement or we need to invest this in renewable energy ,” says Angela Hultberg , Global Sustainability Director at Kearney .
“ It doesn ’ t work . They need to have a mandate also to influence the business strategy , not a sustainability strategy , but a sustainable business strategy .”
This point highlights one of the concerns among women , and in fact all advocates of women in sustainability roles , businesses can be very subjective in the way they treat male leaders versus women . This isn ’ t just bad for business from a diversity or image perspective , but will likely hinder the
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