It has been said for at least the last two decades that, given the imminence of climate change, the availability of natural resources is at latent risk.
Likewise, the industrial field and its polluting emissions are at a difficult pace to manage.
Earth hour is today and it cannot wait any longer, in the face of an inevitable wave of even more acute effects to come, a scenario that inevitably points to clear lines of action and that involves all actors in society, especially the business sector.
The need for a commitment to sustainability by those who lead the productive dynamics is something that cannot be ignored, which indicates that those businesses, companies and corporations that do not incorporate the green vision into their business strategies are close to his disappearance.
Sustainable productivity is today synonymous with competition and profits, but few have assimilated and executed it from the root, beyond the corporate image, since a green company demands a profound and comprehensive change of vision, in addition to measures that in a Initially, they may seem contrary to the business scheme, but in the long term they are real, measurable and of a transforming spirit.
Sustainability is a matter of values, to which they are united by a sense of change for the benefit of the environment, society and above all the growth of the company, something that is always desirable, but that many times requires something more than separating the garbage. , use less hydrocarbon sources or use natural resources in a much more conscious way.
Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images
Five years away from the Paris Agreement, the consolidation of the so-called climate competitiveness is expected to promote the reduction of emissions, based on solid, verifiable scientific bases, as well as green finance in vital sectors such as wealth and business banking. who has already advanced in recent years.
This is the year of responsible production and consumption at all possible levels, where strategic alliances and green investments should consolidate a circular economy that ends up launching actions for the benefit of the planet from companies and businesses.
How to incorporate these commitments into financial, business and industrial dynamics?
Some clear lines stand out:
- Analyze and prevent possible adverse scenarios within the climate agenda.
- Detect areas of opportunity between environmental impact and business growth.
- Identify sustainability trends and their incorporation into the company's values.
Drazen_ / Getty Images
Business, financial and business sustainability is today a matter of integral values for the benefit of those who put them into action, their clients and direct and indirect beneficiaries, comprising a whole framework that today involves practices around the so-called regenerative capitalism, the circular economy. , renewable energy, mobility and sustainable communication, as well as human rights, parity, equity and climate change.
