Does your sustainability strategy allow your business to grow?

Does your sustainability strategy allow your business to grow?

As the landscape changes, it now goes beyond just increasing business value, with growing pressures from stakeholders to prove they are delivering on sustainability. However, as we prepare for what 2025 has to offer, many businesses are taking this time to reflect on their sustainability strategy, to understand if it considers the opportunities needed to remain competitive.

The change in expectations

The climate crisis has led to the establishment of various initiatives to assess and improve companies’ environmental performance. Pressure on business comes from investors, government, customers, employees and the public. You are likely as a business to have experienced increasing demand to meet certain requirements like data sharing or participate in initiatives such as EcoVadis and the Carbon Disclosure Project, in order to continue working with them.

The increase in depth and the frequency of supplier requests change is ultimately driven by the change in consumer expectations, as they work to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle. Recycling household waste, limiting the use of single use plastics and reducing the number of new products they buy are all actions adopted by more and more consumers throughout 2024 (The sustainable consumer, 2024). Naturally this is having a knock-on effect up the supply chain, meaning wherever you sit, what stakeholders expect from you is changing.

Standing out in your next supplier request

Research suggests 91% of companies take sustainability ratings into consideration when making purchasing decisions.

Understanding that action needs to be taken is one thing but knowing where to start is another. There is a lot of sustainability jargon out there, as well as places to start. The challenge is that it can vary for every business, with the need to consider specifics to your industry and business model.

To allow business to explore this, Beyondly are hosting a webinar which will delve into how businesses can advance in a rapidly changing and increasingly demanding supplier landscape.

Sustainability Strategy SOS: Meeting Stakeholder Demands

Wednesday 22^nd January at 10am

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Does your sustainability strategy allow your business to grow? In this webinar we will explore how businesses can advance in a rapidly changing and increasingly demanding supplier landscape. Growing demands leads to more challenges, therefore it is essential for businesses to remain competitive and align their sustainability strategy with what is to come, be that through product carbon footprints, organisational carbon targets, resource efficiency or full ESG Strategy.

The key aims of this webinar include:

• Provide an overview of the environmental landscape as we start a new year! What to expect from 2025.
• Discuss the rapidly increasing expectations of business stakeholders and how to overcome them?
• Explore what sustainability initiatives will ensure you stand out in your next supplier request or tender.

Make your sustainability strategy a focus for 2025 and remain competitive in this ever-changing landscape. Should you wish to speak to Beyondly directly, do get in touch at marketing@beyond.ly.