Global sustainability threats—from the climate crisis to water scarcity to racial, gender and economic inequity—grow more urgent with each passing day and are already undermining the well-being of our planet and its people. Just like the COVID-19 pandemic, the risks before us are known, they’ve been predicted and they threaten to disrupt corporate operations and supply chains, destabilize financial systems and economic opportunity and cause widespread suffering across global communities.
The decade ahead, more than any other, represents a turning point in our history. While there is no time to waste, there is still time to change course.
Once considered tangential to business decision-making, environmental, social and governance factors have now become business imperatives—and, for those companies with foresight, sustainable business strategies are also a pathway to stable, profitable, long-term economic growth and social prosperity. As the operational, reputational and financial risks of ‘business as usual’ become clear, along with the opportunities created by the transition to an equitable, circular and zero-emissions economy, the questions companies are increasingly asking are:
The Ceres Roadmap 2030 presents a vision for sustainable business leadership. It provides a practical 10-year action plan to help companies strategically navigate this new and ever-changing business reality and thrive in the accelerated transition to a more equitable, just and sustainable economy.
The Ceres Roadmap 2030 calls on companies to not only embed sustainability into how they do business, but to redefine the role of corporations as advocates for changing the institutions that shape corporate decision-making. It outlines the specific actions needed today and in the decade ahead to stabilize the climate, protect water and natural resources and build a just and inclusive economy. It maps out the critical steps companies should take to enable action by integrating sustainability into corporate governance, strategic planning and disclosure. In short, it helps companies move from commitment to impact.
The Ceres Roadmap 2030 is accompanied by a corresponding microsite designed to be an ongoing resource for companies and investors. It helps users easily navigate and explore the action plan in greater depth, and provides guidance that allows companies to see how the Ceres Roadmap 2030 applies to their own business or investment portfolios.