Sustainable Finance

With Financial Sustainability - for Organisational Success and Longevity,
while protecting the environment

Sustainable Finance 

Definition:
Investment decisions that takes into account
the Environment,
Social, and Governance (ESG) factors of an economic activity or project.
SOURCE: European Commission

Moving into the era of Sustainability, organisations and investors a like, are starting to increasingly use non-financial decision factors to analyse and identify risk and growth opportunities.

Although organisations financial reporting does not commonly use ESG metrics - purpose driven business leaders increasingly include standalone sustainability reporting or sustainability disclosures, as part of their annual reports.

" Environmental - using sustainable resources and mitigation towards climate changes"

    " Consumer satisfaction & data protection, while practising diverse hiring practices - Social "

" Board diversity, stakeholder accountability and compensation practices at executive leadership level within public and private organisations - Governance "

Environmental
  • Climate Change
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Pollution
  • Water scarcity
  • Deforestation
  • Biodiversity destruction
  • Water Quality
  • Waste creation & Management
Social
  • Valuing Employees
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Data Protection & Privacy
  • Labour standards
  • Diversity & Community Relations
  • Employee engagement
  • User safety
  • Human rights
Governance
  • Board diversity
  • Executive accountability 
  • Separation of powers
  • Audit committee structure
  • Bribery & corruption
  • Lobbying
  • Political contribution
  • Executive compensation

As all elements are interconnected with each other,

successful sustainability can be a achieved by harmonising

Economic growth and its organisational governance, 

with Social inclusion and integration of all people, 

while at the same time - protecting the Environment

The Big Question?
Asked by many Investors

Why should I deploy my limited assets today to support your business growth tomorrow?

The Answer is - Without ESG, you shouldn’t

SOURCE: R. Bakken, Harvard Extension School, August 2021.


 

Sustainable Business Strategy

To Support Sustainable Finance Initiatives
 

Building a financially successful and thriving business, in todays world - is not enough!

Businesses small and large are very much integrated in people's personal dimensions - be it through daily work, business activities, retail & service transactions or other. In one way or another - all is connected.

Organisational leaders cannot focus on profit alone - but must purposefully consider, and prioritise long-term impacts - over short-term financial gains. 

Sustainable Business Strategies can help businesses to focus more on the Social, Environmental and Governance (ESG) impacts - and when sustainability is integrated into the organisations heart and soul, the business model, the vision/mission statement - can provide a lasting competitive advantage.

Sustainable Business Strategy
Benefits


Sustainable Business Strategies can have many benefits, apart from highlighting ESG impacts.  

Reducing waste by recycling and going paperless - can help to transform some old, outdated and potentially inefficient (or even harmful) practices - to be reviewed and replaced with more efficient and cost saving process. 

While reducing harmful practices - can result in a healthier and happier work force. 

Ensuring vendors and suppliers, the organisation is dealing with, are also working towards the best sustainability efforts - reassures cleaner and more ethically aligned working practices, while at the same time - reducing waste and energy usage, can lower bills - and positively reflect on decreased supplier costs. 

Equally, many customers and consumers prefer and even seek-out organisations that actively engage with sustainability principles - and as such, can increase general revenue growth.


Financially
  • Overall cost savings
  • Increased process efficiency
  • Improved Risk Management
 
Legal & Regulatory
  • Helps organisations to comply with law and regulations
  • Reduces the risk of legal fines and challenges
Stakeholder Relationships
  • Creates trust & long-term value
  • Better relationships with employees, customers and suppliers
  • Better engagement with community

 

How?

Reviewing the broader Organisation

  • We critically examine the organisations environmental, political and social landscape, including investors, and customers
  • Determine strength, weaknesses, and opportunities - for purpose driven sustainability change initiatives

Creating a Business Case -
for a Strategic Action of Change

  • Using Business architecture and models - we create a shared value vision
  • We develop smart strategic options - by analysing industry disruptions and organisational uncertainties
 

Driving Transformational Changes

  • Using the Wheel of Change - we develop the organisations unique transformation model
  • By critically examining the organisations unique position as a key catalyst enabler - we help solve global issues with purpose driven changes
  • We derive organisational change actions - for a purpose-driven transformation

Driving Systemic Changes

  • Using time with-standing metrics and impact investing - we analyse stakeholder management roles, including investors, alternative governance, Environmental and Social
  • With system thinking analysis - we critically evaluate fundamental business structures and supporting mechanisms
  • We develop an organisational action plan - to enable the business to strive towards lasting changes

Aligning Strategy and Business Structure

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Sustainable Business Model Design -
To support a Sustainable Business Strategy


Focusing on long-term value creation - for all stakeholders to ensure business sustainability

Incorporating circular business practices - to reduced waste and environmental impacts

Better stakeholder engagement - to actively listen, better understand needs and concerns

Foster transparency and accountability - to build trust and better relationships with all parties involved

Encourage flexible and open innovation - to stay ahead of changes (customer needs and market conditions) while adapting to new sustainability challenges