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So I think it's absolutely critical
for a business leader to think
about climate and sustainability,
because I think it's a societal imperative.
If you actually look
at the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere,
we are getting very close to a tipping point.
So we all have an individual responsibility to act
and we all have a collective responsibility to act
and business leaders have this fantastic power
to make a difference. But there's also a clear upside.
We see many corporations that have used climate
and sustainability as a source of competitive advantage,
moving fast, moving first in
that space can actually give you an edge compared
to your competition.
Driving a large climate
and sustainability transformation is typically
a very challenging undertaking.
You typically have an element focused
on your legacy business,
which you need to make more sustainable,
less harmful to the environment,
but also there's always an element
of business model innovation, creation of new businesses,
the businesses of tomorrow,
the sustainable businesses of tomorrow.
In both cases, execution of those two imperatives are done
in close collaboration with your supplier,
in close collaboration with your customer.
Finally, to actually make all of this possible,
you need a huge amount of information and driving this
to a successful outcome brings a huge degree of complexity.
So when business leaders, you know,
think about the transformation engine
that they need to build to drive transformation,
I would highlight maybe three main elements.
I think the first one is leadership engagement.
Our experience is that most of those climate
and sustainability transformations start at the very top,
at the CEO.
Number two, people engagement.
You need to empower your organization and you need
to engage your organization
so that they actually understand their contribution
to the overall agenda.
And then finally,
this is what we would qualify execution certainty.
This is, to me, all of the infrastructure
that allows us at all time to have a clear perspective
on whether or not we are delivering
as per the commitment.
Leadership engagement, organizational engagement,
execution certainty for me would be the three key elements
of the recipe.