Sustainability leaders are taking on the awesome challenge of leading their organizations through significant change – while protecting financial performance. There are no blueprints to guide investments and actions – leaders are working through the risk and opportunities as the market around them continues to evolve.

Sustainability leaders are charged to find the best plans to address a complex set of risks:

• Reputational risk driven by regulations that enable greater public scrutiny and comparability
• Financial risk if your customers perceive insufficient progress in reducing Scope 3 emissions or as consumers increasingly move spend to brands they believe meet their expectations for sustainability progress
• Stakeholder risk as rising engagement driven by the human and economic cost of climate change creates demand for active and transparent action on sustainability
• Opportunity risks if you are unable to capitalize on new technologies or leverage emerging circular networks.

Sustainability leaders must address these risks while minimizing disruption to financial performance or day-to-day operations. This is no easy task.

Cairnbridge Advisors helps those leading or helping to drive sustainability programs through:

• Market Intelligence that helps you understand and anticipate the forces shaping the market
• Risk Analysis that enables you to assess and mitigate current and future risk
• Stakeholder Management that creates productive transparency able to foster trust