As organizations across industries seek to reduce their carbon footprint and deliver against governance and equity-related goals, CIOs are finding themselves in a more pivotal position—one that is expected to drive results, help transform sustainability efforts, and foster sustainability implementation across the enterprise.
Read on to discover how CIOs can move the needle on their corporate sustainability agendas and how they can partner with Deloitte to unlock capabilities that set them up for success.
The time for sustainability action is now. The mission to arrest climate change and drive sustainability is clear. The CIO’s role, however, is often not so well defined. In a previous publication, we shared perspectives on a CIO’s call to action in driving an environmentally sustainable tech agenda. This article maps where the CIO and technology leaders can likely make the most immediate impact—and help build toward a long-term legacy of positive outcomes. It focuses on five core capabilities a CIO may need to develop to lead sustainability efforts that can benefit the enterprise, the planet, and society.
Companies across the globe are reorienting their internal and external initiatives and strategies to help chart a path to net-zero. The below graphic explains three types of sustainable business organizations and the efforts they often put in to meet, enhance, and exceed their stakeholder requirements.
The five sustainability capabilities encompass one overarching strategic dimension of sustainability and four tactical or action-oriented functions that address sustainability capabilities specific to the CIO’s role. The capabilities are mutually reinforcing and not mutually exclusive.
This is the time for thoughtful, strategic, human-centered action on sustainability. The sustainability of technology is a hot-button issue that will not fade with the passing of time, it will only become more pressing. CIOs have an opportunity to create effective strategies and actionable change that fosters equity, inclusion, and transparent data sharing.
Read our most recent report detailing more on the above five capabilities here, and be sure to dive into our further insights on this important subject matter.