1、In partnership withSustainability Leadership:Action SpeaksForeword.Contents.3Foreword 03Executive Summary 041 Shifting from Commitments to Tangible Actions 062 Leadership Alignment&Accountability 123 Systematic Collaboration and Shared Responsibility 184 The Evolving Role of Data and Transparency 24

2、5 Accelerating the Transition Through Innovation 306 Resilience in the Natural World 36Conclusion and Next Steps 42Six Key Action Points 44A Special Thanks 47Sustainability Leadership:Action Speaks2Tech Nation/London Tech WeekSustainability Leadership:Action Speaksby John ElkingtonIn the first of tw

3、o fireside exchanges I grilled Hannah Jones,currently CEO of Prince Williams Earthshot Prize and formerly Nikes chief sustainability officer,or CSO,on what it will take to move from talk to action.“We have to do things that are different,”she insisted.“Were going to have to break rules.Were going to

4、 have to be courageous,bold,all of us with every power and privilege we have.”Outside the Cholmondley Room and Terrace,that epicentre of British power and privilege,the tidal Thames surged in and outas the change agenda itself does.Yes,we discussed the ongoing“ESG recession,”and the risks of a“susta

5、inability recession”but there were encouraging signs of a growing acceptance that this is both inevitable and,ultimately,helpful.Such downturns are clearly ramping up the pressures on many CSOs who were in the room that day,but they also provide an opportunity for us all to rethink and reboot.In my

6、own case,I noted,that this has meant expanding the spotlight from responsible businesses to resilient and ultimately regenerative markets.Innovation basked in the spotlight,with many leading innovators and entrepreneurs in the room.But as Lord Adair Turner summed up our collective challenge:“The rea