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Why Sustainability ♻️ Talk Is Cheap But Bold Action 🚀 Gets Real Results 📈
The 2023 Divides & Dividends global survey by Russell Reynolds Associates delivers a clear message: corporate sustainability is stuck—because leadership is
💡 Nearly every CEO today talks about #ESG. But the reality?
🚨 Only 24% of companies (covering just 5% of global emissions) are on track to meet their carbon targets
🚨 83% of leaders are confident in their plans, yet only 35% have clear sustainability objectives
🚨 63% of employees are eager to contribute—but only 10% discuss sustainability with their manager
What’s blocking progress?
🔍 The 4 Gaps Undermining Sustainability Efforts:
1️⃣ Motivation Divide – Leaders still view sustainability as a brand play, not a performance driver
2️⃣ Leadership Divide – CEOs lack the bold vision to take risks, disrupt, & embed sustainability into strategy
3️⃣ Accountability Divide – Targets are set, but few leaders are truly held accountable
4️⃣ Mobilization Divide – Employee energy is untapped—too few are empowered or heard
📈 The companies that are succeeding—like Natura, Yara, & The HEINEKEN Company—aren’t waiting for perfection. They are:
✅ Tying compensation to sustainability outcomes
✅ Innovating before regulations are in place
✅ Elevating employee voices and ideas
✅ Hardwiring ESG into business strategy—not treating it as an initiative
🔑 The message is clear:
Sustainability is not a comms campaign. It's a leadership challenge.
💬 Which divide do you see most in your organization?
Let’s move beyond pledges—& into bold performance
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I coached a CEO of a luxury retail company who was promoted from the CMO position. Next to now having to deal with the board of directors of the parent company directly, she was also tasked to present a new 3-year strategy and grow the footprint of the retail business substantially whilst delivering on sustainability ♻️ targets
She described our work as follows:
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