Korn Ferry Future of Work –
Trend 4 of 7:
Sustainability: Time to walk the talk.
Everyone wants to work for organizations dedicated to Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and Sustainability. It is now crucial for customers, employees, partners, and investors alike.
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Meaningful transformations to find the path to net-zero is vital. Five critical questions to address are:
Question the purpose: Why and who are you trying to satisfy? How to measure success? And what are the timelines?
How can your leadership align, integrate, structure, and enable your ESG strategy?
- How to attract and develop talent with the same mindset? For which you need:
- Analytical problem-solving
- Empathy
- Solution-oriented mindset
- Flexibility and adaptability
- Ability to influence change
Building an operating model to support ESG and sustainability
Changing culture within the people: educate, motivate, and align.
The importance of sustainable models can be seen in the facts:
6 in 10 customers are willing to switch to reduce environmental impact
Global sustainable investment is now $30 Trillion
71% professionals would take a pay cut to work for a company aligned with their values
ESG builds brand credibility with 7x consumers more likely to trust you
It reduces overall cost and increases efficiency
Purpose-driven companies have a CAGR of 9.85% compared to 2.4% of those who don’t.
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