Many companies have long thought their impact on broader society to be an important issue, but the extent to which it has been considered a core strategic question is debatable. This is something that is changing fast.
Not only is there increasing pressure from consumers, regulators and policy-makers for companies to move to more sustainable business models — particularly in relation to decarbonisation — but also, perhaps more potently, there are growing signs that it is having, and will have, a substantial financial impact.
