๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ญ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐บ๐๐บ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. Hereโs what our 4-year open-source study with 898 participants revealed:
For the past 4 years, we have been assessing where organizations stand on the path to sustainability according to the Business Sustainability Typology (BST).
This Typology, created by @Katrin Muff & @Thomas Dyllick, outlines 4 types of companies:
1๏ธโฃ ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐-๐ฎ๐-๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐น: Little integration of sustainability beyond what is legally required.
2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ: Social and environmental concerns enter the picture, yet remain rooted in refined shareholder value.
3๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ: The business broadens its value focus to include the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit.
4๏ธโฃ ๐ง๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ: The company creates value for the common good, aims for positive societal impact and system change.
Based on this typology, we have created the survey called the Sustainability Navigator.
๐ฑKey insights from our 4-year survey:
โข No sector today still operates purely in a โBusiness-as-Usualโ mode โ but none has reached a โTruly Sustainableโ status either.
โข Most industries average in the โEarly Sustainableโ phase; only the Energy Supply & Distribution sector operates at a more Advanced Sustainable level.
โข The strongest progress was made in Integration: from mere legal compliance to implementing policies that protect against risks.
โข Yet, full integration into all decision-making levels โ especially with board-level support โ remains a challenge.
โข While Positioning and Priority have improved, Stakeholder Engagement has slightly declined. Yet for engageability, this area is especially crucial to gain an outside-in perspective and to identify innovative business models that aim for positive global change.
Curious where your organization stands? Try the Navigator yourself: ๐
https://assessment.sdgx.org/index.php?r=survey/index&sid=65264&newtest=Y&lang=en
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