ESG recruit mid-level professionals . These talents would need to be able to lead a team , as well as deal with various people from top management roles that make the decision down to the people who are working on the shop floor , on top of having technical prowess .
“ You can see why we ' ve got a talent gap there because it ' s a multifaceted job ,” says Stopps . “ They need to know about how to develop a strategy and how to implement that in a large business on the nuances of that and the political elements of that .”
As the legislation is changing so rapidly these days , these talents would also need a clear grasp of that , as well . Then comes the element of actually understanding businesses , such as what is the financial
“ THEY ARE PUTTING IN PLANS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BUT THEY ARE NOT HAVING THE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ”
NICOLA STOPPS CEO , SIMPLY SUSTAINABLE
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