Vantage Sustainability Council: Key Takeaways
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Executive Summary
Verdantix recently convened the Vantage Sustainability Council, a forum designed to unite forward-thinking leaders across sustainability, ESG and climate. The Council provides a collaborative forum for members to address common challenges, exchange strategic insights and advance best practices that shape the future of sustainability. The latest recent roundtable focused on how organisations are responding to rapidly evolving regulatory changes, shifts in sustainability terminology and the growing importance of nature-related risk and opportunities. This summary outlines the key challenges raised by Council members and highlights the strategic solutions and best practice approaches that emerged from the discussion.
To learn more about the Vantage Sustainability Council and view the full list of participating members, visit Vantage Councils
About the Authors
Priyanka Bawa
Principal Analyst
Priyanka is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, where she leads research to enable sustainability leaders and services firms to analyse shifting market dynamics and evaluate inn...
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Lucy Drury
Marketing Manager, Councils & Brand
Lucy is a Manager in the Verdantix Marketing team, overseeing the Verdantix Vantage Councils programme, which brings together senior executives from leading global organizatio...
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Ryan Skinner
Research Director
Ryan is a Research Director at Verdantix, where he leads a team of analysts delivering research, data and advisory services that help clients navigate the fast-evolving landsc...
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