The sustainability challenge: making it happen together
Organisations need to rethink their business and operating models as the impact of climate change drives a shift in investor, market, regulatory, customer and employees’ behaviour and expectations. However, many are struggling to implement sustainability across their entire operations.
We believe there is a massive opportunity. Leadership must therefore make holistic sustainability transformation a core priority, by empowering and mobilising people and resources for execution.
To help companies and organizations bring impact and sustainable transformation to the next level, we have integrated I Care, a consulting company specialized in sustainability into BearingPoint.
We, at BearingPoint, have been advising clients for more than decade on sustainability issues, focusing on the key challenges they, their people, their customers and their suppliers face.
Damien Palacci, Global Lead Sustainability
BearingPoint is B Corp Certified, meeting one of its ambitious sustainability goals and joining a community of businesses leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy. B Lab, the international network behind the B Corp movement, verified that BearingPoint has met high standards of social and environmental impact, made a legal commitment to stakeholder governance, and is demonstrating accountability and transparency.
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