LEADERSHIP
moving the sustainability discussion into an imperative . Companies are striving towards a zero-carbon future , but the changes aren ’ t happening fast enough .
ENGIE Impact enables sustainability transformation for companies and authorities that otherwise couldn ’ t achieve it . We accompany the changes because technologies also require a meaningful transformation of behaviours .
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FACTS
• At present , 80 % of greenhouse gas emissions and 75 % of global energy use come from cities
What do you view as the biggest challenges facing companies looking to integrate sustainability into their operations ? Historically , sustainability has been contained to the facility level , but sustainability transformations must apply to the whole organisation .
Businesses that align their objectives and departments with sustainability at their core achieve successful sustainability transformations . Relationships between corporate sustainability and financial decisionmakers often lack alignment , meaning that sustainability teams are often brought into the planning process too late and cannot present an effective case . It leads to retrofitting sustainability instead of building sustainabil-
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