Strategic Focus: Five Insights For Leaders From The Verdantix Sustainability Council
Kim Knickle
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Executive Summary
On June 5, 2025, Verdantix hosted its second Sustainability Council Roundtable, where nine sustainability leaders discussed their challenges and priorities. Key topics discussed during this second session span supply chain data, CSRD compliance and nature strategies, addressing challenges in collecting data across complex value chains, prioritizing different sustainability strategies and ensuring regulatory compliance alongside meaningful decarbonization. This report provides five insights from the discussion.About the Authors
Isobel McPartlin
Analyst
Isobel is an Analyst at Verdantix, where she supports corporate decision-makers in navigating the energy transition through research on emerging energy solutions and net zero ...
View ProfileKim Knickle
Research Director
Kim Knickle is a Research Director at Verdantix, bringing more than two decades of analyst experience to the evolving world of sustainability. Her current research spans ESG a...
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