Drivers of Sustainability Transformation

This week’s topics

Drivers of Sustainability Transformation

1. Regulatory mandates and environmental policy
2. Institutional investor ESG screening
3. Shifting consumer expectations
4. Competitive differentiation and brand trust
5. Regulation, reporting, and the value question: ESG in a shifting landscape
6. Week 4-Lecture 26 : Environmental Regulations and Policy Instruments
7. Week 3-Lecture 19 : Competitive Environmental Strategy Matrix
8. Law 271, Lecture 1 - Environmental Policy Perspectives

What you will be able to do

• 1.3 Assess the relevance of different drivers of sustainability practices.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: assess the relevance of different drivers of sustainability practices.

Study materials

Videos

• Regulation, reporting, and the value question: ESG in a shifting landscape · YouTube · London Business School · 37 min · for registered students
• How will the New European Sustainability Reporting Standards Be Shaping Firms’ ESG Commitment? · YouTube · HEC Paris · 54 min · for registered students
• The State of Sustainability · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 38 min · for registered students
• Tamara Close, CFA: The Evolution of ESG Practices for Institutional Investors · YouTube · CFA Institute · 30 min · for registered students
• Rethinking ESG: Alex Edmans on rational sustainability and long-term value · YouTube · London Business School · 4 min · for registered students

Further resources

• The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance · PDF · NBER, article · for registered students
• Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement, 2nd ed. (UN Global Compact & BSR, 2015) · PDF · Un, guidance; 76 pages · for registered students
• Guide to Corporate Sustainability: Shaping a Sustainable Future (UN Global Compact, 2014) · PDF · Un, guidance; 48 pages · for registered students