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Ron Stuart | Partner | ESG Lead | KPMG South Africa | mail me | The last two years have seen many countries taking steps...

Can switching to renewable energy solve climate change? More than 90% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are now covered under targets set by countries and corporations, after COP26 last year, and more than 700 of the world’s largest corporations have set Net Zero targets.

At the heart of a company’s modern-day social contract is its purpose – a call to action that explains to its stakeholders why the company exists, what it stands for and why the world is better off for its existence. In the simplest terms, for sustainability to be embedded in the business strategy, the company needs to understand how it creates value for its stakeholders in the short, medium and long term by delivering on its purpose and by consciously prioritising people, planet and profit.

At the heart of a company’s modern-day social contract is its purpose - a call to action that explains to its stakeholders why the company exists, what it stands for and why the world is better off for its existence. In the simplest terms, for sustainability to be embedded in the business strategy, the company needs to understand how it creates value for its stakeholders in the short, medium and long term by delivering on its purpose and by consciously prioritising people, planet and profit.

Read our exclusive cover story titled GREEN GOVERNANCE - ARE YOUR ESG PRACTICES GEARED FOR SUSTAINABILITY, RESILIENCE & VALUE CREATION? by Esha Mansingh, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs & Investor Relations, Imperial Logistics and co-chair World Economic Forum New Champions SA Chapter and Lauren Rota, Vice President Group Environmental, Social & Governance, Imperial Logistics, as well a host of other topical management articles written by professionals, consultants and academics in the October/November 2021 edition of BusinessBrief.

On May 18, 2021, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released ‘Net Zero by 2050: A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector’, which outlines plans for the global energy sector to reach ‘net zero’ greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.