Per this Kearney study the World Economic Forum projects a ‘bleak outlook’ for the next decade due to environmental risks.  Driven by this picture of the future combined with current performance….

  • 95% of CFOs plan to allocate over 1.1% of their revenues to sustainability in 2025
  • 94% of CFOs incorporate sustainability considerations in their overall investment decisions
  • 93% of CFOs see a clear business case for investing in sustainability
  • 92% of CFOs say they will invest more in sustainability
  • 69% of CFOs expect a higher return from their sustainability investments than their other investments
  • 67% of CFOs are already measuring the cost of sustainability inaction

 

What does this mean for you?

  • If +90% of CFOs all agree on something, it might be worth looking at
  • If you are not seeing higher returns from your sustainability investments than your other investments, you are probably getting bad advice
  • If your company is not investing in sustainability, you are definitely getting bad advice