The Sustainability Power Trio: How to Supercharge Your Climate Change Programs

For years, organizations have made sustainability pledges. Now, stakeholders increasingly expect action over promises. Discover three of our top global climate change experts who are helping leaders across sectors create practical strategies that can protect the planet in truly impactful ways – while growing businesses.

Karthik Ramanna | Oxford Professor and Inaugural Director of the Master of Public Policy Program; HBR McKinsey Award-Winning Expert on Capitalism, Climate Change, and Corporate Reporting; Author of the Forthcoming Book, “The Age of Outrage” (2024)

Turn Decarbonization Into a Competitive Advantage

Many agree that addressing global climate change is more urgent than ever, but corporate efforts in this space are muddied by poor performance metrics that allow companies to claim competitors’ or regional-average results on emissions reduction as their own. According to University of Oxford – Blavatnik School of Government professor and co-founder of the E-Liability Institute, Karthik Ramanna, Ph.D., we need robust carbon-accounting metrics that hold companies responsible for the decisions under their control and allow them to demonstrate and be rewarded for excellence.

Ioannis Ioannou | London Business School Professor, Award-Winning ESG Integration Researcher, and Advisor on Strategically Navigating Sustainability Disruption

Sustainability as a Strategic Imperative: How to Futureproof Your Business in a Changing World

“Sustainability” is more than just a buzzword. According to London Business School strategy and entrepreneurship professor Ioannis Ioannou, Ph.D., it’s a true strategic imperative. Delving into the megatrends that have cemented sustainability as a key factor in today’s evolving competitive landscape, he outlines its role as a major disruptor for businesses. Ioannou demystifies what sustainability really means in the business world and why it’s crucial for executives to embrace it as a central strategic issue. Insights from his rigorous research help leaders understand the mechanisms of value creation where a dedication to sustainability leads to enhanced financial performance and a positive social impact.

Christa Gyori | Award-Winning Co-Founder and CEO of Leaders on Purpose and Transformational Sustainability Leader Empowering Organizations to Embed Purpose and Drive Growth

Achieve Ambitious Goals Through High-Impact Sustainability Leadership

Organizational sustainability goals have quickly become just as important as financial goals – so how can leaders ensure that the rigorous approach companies take to finances are also being applied to sustainability? According to CEO and co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, Christa Gyori, executives must become fluent in the steps to becoming high-impact sustainability leaders. By revealing the five phases organizations must move through to build a sustainable business model – from inactive to generative – she shows how purpose and profit can in fact bolster one another. Gyori empowers leaders to take stock of where they are, where they want to be and how to get there in a practical, realistic way that will allow them to lift their organization by achieving ambitious sustainability goals.

As organizations prioritize taking action on climate change over simply making pledges, the process of creating effective, measurable sustainability strategies must be thoughtfully approached. Stern Strategy Group connects you with renowned thought leaders whose insights, strategies and management frameworks help organizations fuel growth and disruptive innovation to better compete in a constantly changing world. Let us arrange for these esteemed experts to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting sessions, workshops and keynotes.