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So it ' s not just the technical skills , you also need to have those innate values for that role to work ,” Stopps says . “ We ' re seeing people move into ESG sustainability , but I ' m not actually seeing that personal conviction to actually fundamentally believe in a better society and environment .”
ESG talent recruitment and corporate values According to Stopps , as of now , businesses are at different stages of their journey and mindset on ESG and sustainability . Most companies , by now , recognise that they need to do something and some are starting to concoct some plans .
“ They are putting in plans to do something about it but they are not having the difficult conversations ,” she says . “ I think there is a misunderstanding on what pledging to be net-zero companies means . There ' s also a gap in understanding that the boards have to plan not for today , but plan for the future . It ’ s just that knowledge is just not there .”
Companies need to understand what 90 to 95 % carbon reduction actually means for this business . On top of it all , they need to understand how it can benefit them . Therefore , companies tend to fiddle around the edges of business models instead of addressing the real problem .
“ It ' s the decade of delivery , we need to deliver now ,” says Stopps . “ We need to do deep decarbonisation across our business and start that conversation about what we are actually doing .” sustainabilitymag . com 77