{"id":15568,"date":"2024-11-11T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T21:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egn.com\/be\/?post_type=network&#038;p=15568"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:17:50","slug":"sustainability-leaders","status":"publish","type":"network","link":"https:\/\/egn.com\/be\/networks\/sustainability\/sustainability-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Business Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"block_690f054be5f75\" class=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"container items-start lg:items-center flex-wrap lg:flex-nowrap gap-8 lg:gap-12 flex  py-12  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"content w-full lg:basis-1\/2\">\r\n            <p class=\"preheader\">Valuable relationships<\/p>\r\n            <h3 class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" id=\"everyone-deserves-a-good-network\">Everyone deserves a good network<\/h3><div class=\"prose prose-neutral text-slate-500 prose-a:text-sky-500 prose-ol prose-ul max-w-prose mt-4\"><p>The era of sustainability has begun and every company has a responsibility to reduce its environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>But, how do you define your goals? How do you secure active commitment and investment from key internal stakeholders and from those across your supply chain? What are the opportunities and the challenges?<\/p>\n<p>Join EGN\u2019s new peer group on sustainability to learn how to lead the way. We promise you a network and a setting to learn with and from your peers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"image w-full lg:sticky lg:top-4 lg:basis-1\/2 overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-slate-50 p-8\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover rounded-md aspect-[3\/2] lg:aspect-1\" src=\"https:\/\/egn.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/sustainable-leadership-goal-10.jpg\" alt=\"Everyone deserves a good network\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_690f054be724a\" class=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"container items-start lg:items-center flex-wrap lg:flex-nowrap gap-8 lg:gap-12 flex  py-12  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row-reverse\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"content w-full lg:basis-1\/2\">\r\n            <p class=\"preheader\">Community of industry peers<\/p>\r\n            <h3 class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" id=\"about-the-new-peer-group\">About the new Peer Group<\/h3><div class=\"prose prose-neutral text-slate-500 prose-a:text-sky-500 prose-ol prose-ul max-w-prose mt-4\"><p>We are forming this new peer group to bring together business leaders with a high-level responsibility for the design and implementation of their company\u2019s sustainability strategy and policies.<\/p>\n<p>If you are forward-thinking and in-charge of finding even better, greener ways for your company to operate, then this group is for you!<\/p>\n<p>We ensure a good mix of industries creating a diversity of perspectives and richness of innovative ideas for you and your company.<\/p>\n<p>Purposefully, we restrict membership to business executives, decision-makers and critical influencers \u2013 and, we avoid recruiting direct competitors to any member.<\/p>\n<p>Since this is a peer network, we also do not allow consultants and other vendors to become members, preferring instead to invite them to provide expert insights as guest speakers should that be of interest to the group members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n                        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"image w-full lg:sticky lg:top-4 lg:basis-1\/2 overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-slate-50 p-8\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover rounded-md aspect-[3\/2] lg:aspect-1\" src=\"https:\/\/egn.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/sustainable-leadership-goal.jpg\" alt=\"About the new Peer Group\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n<section id=\"block_690f054be7742\" class=\"\">\r\n        <div class=\"container items-start lg:items-center flex-wrap lg:flex-nowrap gap-8 lg:gap-12 flex  py-12  flex-col-reverse lg:flex-row\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"content w-full lg:basis-1\/2\">\r\n            <p class=\"preheader\">Keep up to date<\/p>\r\n            <h3 class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" class=\"text-4xl mt-2 tracking-tight leading-none font-medium \" id=\"topics-we-discuss\">Topics we discuss?<\/h3><div class=\"prose prose-neutral text-slate-500 prose-a:text-sky-500 prose-ol prose-ul max-w-prose mt-4\"><p>Our meetings focus on the challenges our members find the most important. They exchange views and experiences, gain new perspectives, get feedback on their ideas, and reflect on future best practices.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions are on a strategic level.<\/p>\n<p>Sample topics include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your business\u2019s Sustainability Strategy<\/li>\n<li>switching from reactive to proactive<\/li>\n<li>development, implementation, and governance<\/li>\n<li>from strategy to action \u2013 creating enhanced business performance with sustainability<\/li>\n<li>the tension between long-term sustainability initiatives (requiring investment) and the need for short-term business results and uplift<\/li>\n<li>Cross-border initiatives, regulations, and laws (and integrating them in your business approach)<\/li>\n<li>EU\u2019 Green Deal and \u201cFit for 25\u201d roadmap<\/li>\n<li>UN\u2019s Sustainable Development Goals<\/li>\n<li>ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) and risk frameworks<\/li>\n<li>KPIs for ESG reporting and peer benchmarking<\/li>\n<li>Compliance and governance checking<\/li>\n<li>Data collection process<\/li>\n<li>Reporting and messaging around an improvement trajectory<\/li>\n<li>Engaging stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Building C-suite engagement and managing their active involvement<\/li>\n<li>Securing the right Investment for your sustainability program and quantifying the return<\/li>\n<li>Managing company culture and workforce habits<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with activists<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability initiatives &amp; ecological measures<\/li>\n<li>Waste reduction and recycling<\/li>\n<li>Energy efficiency and water stewardship<\/li>\n<li>Pollution reduction<\/li>\n<li>Footprint minimisation and green supply chains<\/li>\n<li>Product lifecycles<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable transportation, construction<\/li>\n<li>Ecological sourcing<\/li>\n<li>Human rights and labour responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n                        \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"image w-full lg:sticky lg:top-4 lg:basis-1\/2 overflow-hidden rounded-md bg-slate-50 p-8\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"h-full w-full object-cover rounded-md aspect-[3\/2] lg:aspect-1\" src=\"https:\/\/egn.com\/be\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/innovation-3.jpg\" alt=\"Topics we discuss?\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The aim of this group is to translate the abstract UN Sustainable Development Goals into concrete actions &#8211; and then integrate them into the company&#8217;s strategy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15082,"parent":15920,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"class_list":["post-15568","network","type-network","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Sustainable Business Leaders - 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