Sustainability Magazine March 2023 | Page 7

FOREWORD

THE GOOD FIGHT MARCHES ON

Sustainability is making waves in boardrooms across the world , but is it enough to stem the tide ?
No doubt about it : sustainability is an increasingly important metric by which companies measure their success .
A question , though , emerges : how much is enough ? We ’ ve approached this issue in the spirit of checking on progress . First we hear from Ernst & Young , consistently one of the top sustainability consultancy companies in the world , as it discusses its advisory role for UK companies .
Another area looked at in this issue includes the matter of indirect procurement , one of the sleeping gaps in the sustainability marketplace . Also there are science-based targets – how is the business community adapting to the targets laid out in the 2016 Paris Agreement ? And then there is racial diversity in the workplace . In the US , the Supreme Court will potentially be gutting the last half century of affirmative action policies . What are businesses going to do to ensure that they remain diverse and inclusive ?
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