On March 21st, the Value Balancing Alliance hosted a workshop with members from the real economy and financial markets, and the Big Four consulting firms to discuss about sustainable value creation.
We are excited to share the report which highlights key insights from that session:
- Sustainability is a core business imperative and no longer optional
- It must be fully embedded into business models and influence corporate strategy
- The focus on competitiveness must be sharpened
- Corporate sustainability creates value beyond profits
- The agenda is evolving, but not stopping
- Systems-change will mark the road ahead
- Steering with reporting KPIs requires focusing on what truly drives performance and progress
- Impact accounting can add business relevance to reporting KPIs and guide business decision-making
- Its usefulness lies in strategic steering and in making impact tangible, actionable and easy to communicate
- Impact and financial materiality have different levels of importance for decision-making depending on the context
Download the full report below: