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Sustainability
Today’s leaders understand that profit cannot be achieved at the expense of wider society and the environment. Odgers Berndtson has a responsibility to lead in reducing climate risk by supporting our clients to identify the leaders of today and tomorrow who can deliver business performance without costing the earth.
Odgers Berndtson advises our clients on the sustainability journey no matter where the starting point. The creation of a credible and compelling sustainability vision in harmony with your overall business strategy that can be embedded throughout the organisation is the surest way to enhance stakeholder value, increase employee engagement and reduce climate risk.
Investors and other stakeholders are calling on companies to disclose more about their environmental and social and governance strategies. We are proud of the work we have undertaken across all industries and sectors, to support boards to identify leaders who can deliver good business governance, which is essential to solve these challenges.
We support clients to find sustainability and environment specialists within sectors ranging from financial regulation to the built environment, consumer manufacturing and chemical and process industries. However, we do not believe sustainability is solely the domain of specialists but instead exists as a shared purpose amongst all stakeholders. This is why we are committed to ask every client and candidate we meet, in all sectors and functions around the globe, about climate change. We believe this curiosity goes hand in hand with our commitment to identify inclusive and diverse leaders.
Whilst our biggest contribution to reducing climate risk is felt in work we deliver for our clients, we are reducing our own carbon footprint.
As a responsible business we have engaged Carbon Intelligence to assist us in developing a robust decarbonisation strategy. We are well underway with calculating our current carbon footprint, across scopes 1,2 and 3 emissions globally and our reduction targets will align with climate science.
CEO
A combination of strategic and operational capability is ever more in demand as CEOs must determine how their organisation adapts to climate risk.
CFO & Financial Management
Sustainability has become a significant factor for the CFO, as investor focus has increased. Their grasp of the detail must be greater than ever.
Chair & NED
Our Chair & NED Practice is helping to build a community of NEDs equipped to lead crucial boardroom discussions on the impacts of climate change.
Corporate Affairs roles
The sustainability agenda has raised the profile of reputational risk management. In the race to net-zero, there is a deeper understanding of the strategic value of reputation.
Digital & Technology roles
Implementing the right technologies will be key to meeting the ESG goals that organisations track and report internally and externally.
Human Resources roles
An authentic environmental proposition is now demanded by the next generation. A compelling proposition attracts talent to drive financial returns.
Legal & Company Secretary
Across in-house legal and company secretarial, sustainability is on the agenda. Governance is the obvious link, with aspects of risk and compliance.
Procurement & Supply Chain roles
Emissions in the supply chain are often greater than in operations. Working with the supply base and finding new, more sustainable partners is key.
Property roles
Real estate accounts for 40% of global energy and raw materials and 20% of emissions. Sustainable places provide longevity and address climate risk.
