Nachhaltige Unternehmen sind profitabler und haben langfristig bessere \u00dcberlebenschancen. Kein Wunder also, dass Banken und Investoren nachhaltige Unternehmen bevorzugen. Larry Fink, CEO der weltgr\u00f6\u00dften Investmentfirma Blackrock, begr\u00fcndet das in einem Brief an CEOs: \u201eWir konzentrieren uns auf Nachhaltigkeit, nicht weil wir Umweltsch\u00fctzer sind, sondern weil wir Kapitalisten und Treuh\u00e4nder f\u00fcr unsere Kunden sind. Das setzt voraus, dass wir verstehen, wie Unternehmen ihr Gesch\u00e4ft an die massiven Ver\u00e4nderungen in der Wirtschaft anpassen. Im Rahmen dieses Schwerpunkts fordern wir die Unternehmen auf, kurz-, mittel- und langfristige Ziele f\u00fcr die Reduzierung von Treibhausgasen festzulegen. Diese Ziele und die Qualit\u00e4t der Pl\u00e4ne, um sie zu erreichen, sind entscheidend f\u00fcr die langfristigen wirtschaftlichen Interessen ihrer Aktion\u00e4re. [xviii]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Avoiding existential risks and utilising trillion-dollar opportunities – that’s why the pressure on companies is so great<\/h2>\n
Many companies today are under immense pressure to make their business practices more sustainable. This is due to the fact that we are increasingly destroying our livelihoods with our way of doing business. This is impressively demonstrated by studies such as the Global Risks Report. For this, 11,000 CEOs from around the world answered the question: \u2018Please estimate the likely impact (severity) of the following risks over a period of […] 10 years.\u2019 The result: sustainability issues came out on top. The biggest risks are: Extreme weather events, critical changes to vital earth systems, ecosystem collapse, species extinction and shortages of natural resources… [xix] In other words, CEOs see life-threatening trends<\/strong> that are directly attributable to the way we live and do business. The logical consequence of this: We need a transformation of the economy. But don’t worry, the whole thing is taking a positive turn. This is the conclusion reached by analysts from management consultants McKinsey. They calculated that the sustainable transformation is not only associated with negative consequences. On the contrary, it also offers companies great opportunities: through a sustainable economic transformation, the EU alone can create annual benefits worth 1.8 billion euros<\/strong>. [xx] This mixture of catastrophic risks and huge growth opportunities is leading to immense political pressure to act. This is reflected in ambitious goals such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and strict regulations such as the Corporate Social Responsibility Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) [x, xxi] . This has the following consequences for sustainability consulting for managing directors:<\/p>\n
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