� THE VALUABLE 500 1.3 billion people live with a disability and many are ignored by employers . 500 national and multinational , private sector corporations have signed up to table , disability , on the board agenda .

Make no mistake , the COVID-19 vaccine is the greatest sustainability milestone in human history . After all , it is enabling us to continue as a species , interact with our fellow homosapiens and – mercifully – return in great numbers to the pub . It is also a reminder that sustainability has gone from a fashionable fad , some 15 years ago , to an agenda-topping priority for organisations across the globe . The vaccine discovery and roll out is , ultimately , a stark reminder to CSOs about the post-COVID world and how emerging from the international pandemic will write another chapter in corporate history and , indeed , the employee handbook .

As we emerge from the coronavirus , the business ecosystem has an opportunity to regroup , reboot and recommit to sustainable principles , while also embracing a diverse and inclusive workforce . Our story on ‘ sustainability and the vaccine ’ crystallises the challenges ahead and looks forward to a future of distinct possibilities .

� UNITED AIRLINES , CONCORDE By 2029 , the supersonic aircraft will be back , taking passengers from London to New York in 3.5 hours . The plane will be designed to run entirely on sustainable fuel and produce net-zero carbon emissions .

� NETFLIX Netflix and who ? After a year of lockdown binging , the platform has stalled in its delivery of new content , leaving viewers restless . Subscribers have dropped by 31 % and new content is limited owing to lockdown filming restrictions .

� SAUDI ARAMCO Saudi Aramco , the most profitable oil company in the world , remains one of the biggest CO2 contributors . Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman claimed the International Energy Agency ' s net-zero world map was “ The sequel to La La Land ”.

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