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Sustainability management – what does good look like?

What makes sustainability management effective, and how can it become a driver of performance, transparency and trust?

Many organisations approach sustainability through individual projects, policies, or reporting frameworks. Yet lasting impact comes from something deeper; a coherent management approach that aligns strategy, systems, and culture around shared purpose and measurable progress.

In this session, we will explore the essential components of effective sustainability management, those that turn good intentions into lasting results.

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Setting Sustainability Ambition

A well-defined sustainability ambition is central to effective strategy and long-term value creation. It outlines where a company will focus its sustainability efforts, what it aims to achieve, and the pace of progress. By integrating strategic direction, material focus, operational planning, cultural alignment, and stakeholder communication, organisations can move beyond compliance to embed sustainability as a driver of innovation and resilience.

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Why we should be reinforcing sustainable strategy in challenging times

Sustainability professionals face mounting challenges as global pressures, climate change, ecological degradation, and social inequality, intensify. At the same time, corporate focus and resources for sustainability are under strain due to shifting political and economic priorities.
To drive meaningful sustainability performance, professionals must ensure their organisations clearly understand how emerging sustainability trends will shape future business outcomes. This requires robust strategic analysis to build clarity, secure internal buy-in, and establish a credible business case.
Despite external pressures, the urgency for corporate sustainability remains unchanged. It is a strategic necessity, and its success depends on informed assessment, deliberate planning, and decisive action.

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Managing uncertainty in sustainability disclosure

Terrafiniti worked with WBCSD’s Corporate Performance & Accountability programme by researching and writing the July 2025 report ‘Managing Uncertainty in Sustainability Disclosure’. The publication offers practical guidance, analysis, and examples to help companies navigate the complexities of sustainability reporting - particularly in addressing and communicating uncertainty and its financial implications. Drawing on expert insights and collaboration with WBCSD members, standard setters, accountants, and investors, the report distils key challenges and requirements. It supports businesses in aligning their disclosures with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) and IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2).

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Sustainability disclosure in the UK – the new UK Sustainability Reporting Standards

More Sustainability Disclosures (potentially) hove into view – what is the UK’s approach and what are the implications?
In June 2025, the UK Government published draft versions of its first two Sustainability Reporting Standards—UK SRS S1 and S2—for public consultation. These proposals are closely aligned with the ISSB’s IFRS S1 and S2, with only minor UK-specific modifications. The aim is to maintain international consistency while tailoring the standards for UK use. The consultation, which runs until 17 September 2025, seeks stakeholder input to inform a decision on whether and how the ISSB standards should be formally adopted in the UK.

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Coffee ads banned for misleading ‘compostable’ claims

Two major coffee brands, Lavazza and Dualit, have had their adverts banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for making misleading claims that their coffee pods and bags were ‘compostable’.
The ASA found that both companies gave the false impression that these products could be disposed of in domestic compost bins, when in reality they require specialist industrial composting facilities to break down properly.
Both brands argued that their products were certified to the European Standard EN13432, indicating industrial compostability, and claimed they did not intend to suggest home composting was possible. However, the ASA ruled that the term ‘compostable’ in the context of consumer products for home use would likely be interpreted by the average consumer as suitable for home composting.
The watchdog emphasised that failing to clarify such distinctions risks misleading consumers. The cases highlight the importance for brands to provide clear, accurate, and substantiated environmental claims, ensuring that consumers are not misled about the details of product disposal. The ruling serves as a lesson for marketeers that context, nuance and precision are essential to avoid regulatory action and reputational damage.

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What is Responsible Communication?

As environmental concerns take centre stage, the importance of responsible communication within Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is paramount. It extends beyond mere transparency and clarity; it embodies a company’s authentic commitment to sustainable practices. This concept is vital for building trust with clients, stakeholders, and the wider public, ensuring that environmental issues are addressed sincerely, …

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What is Sustainability Training – and Why is it Important?

Sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) training is pivotal for embedding sustainability into a company’s operations, enhancing staff capabilities, and delivering leadership strategies.

Terrafiniti offers expert-led training that covers fundamental sustainability principles, team-building, leadership development, and bespoke mentoring. With an increasing focus on climate and nature challenges, such training empowers businesses to understand how sustainability fits into business strategy and management, innovate responsibly, and strengthen market reputation. This commitment not only befits your bottom line, but also fosters customer trust and loyalty.

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Reputation risk and sustainability – who do you work with?

Reputation is widely regarded as one the most valuable assets of an organisation. Sustainability can also be an important contributor to both reputation and several dimensions of business value.
In this article we explore different dimensions of reputational risk, how it might be affected and how you can protect it.

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Net Zero Alcohol Strategy *

With increasing warnings from scientists, it’s very clear that we must reduce our alcohol use and set a reduction pathway towards Net Zero Alcohol.
To deliver our goal we have identified a strategic framework which will flexibly deploy multiple policy solutions, as appropriate, to realise our vision. So why not pour a glass of your favourite tipple, sit down, and take a read?

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Sustainable Aviation?

On the 28 November 2023, the first long-haul passenger plane powered with ‘sustainable’ air fuel took off. SAF offers an ostensibly attractive path for decarbonisation for the airline industry – the lifecycle greenhouse emissions can be up to 70% lower than conventional fossil-based fuels.

While this in many ways represents a significant breakthrough (SAF is currently perhaps 0.1% of global aviation fuel use) there are major challenges ahead.

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Communicating Sustainability– how audiences value different language

To drive change in their organisations, sustainability professionals have to be effective influencers as well as content experts.
However, navigating how to develop the right messages for the right audiences can present a range of challenges, especially when sustainability can be complex, nuanced, and the subject of assumptions and strong passions.
Understanding the nature and types of communication that are used and valued by different groups, functions and professions in your organisation is fundamental to success.
Even within a single organisation, ways of thinking, cultural norms and professional perspectives can vary widely. Successful sustainability communication needs to recognise and utilise this diversity.

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Sustainable transition – waiting for the underpants gnomes?

Dramatic changes are needed in business and industry to head off coming poly crises and build a prosperous future for the growing global population.
But plans for this ‘sustainable transition’ are few and far between and often lack credible substance to bridge the link between ambition and action. Indeed, many appear to rely upon an unspecified magical transformative ingredient that will make it all happen – the underpants gnomes.

This article highlights how concerns are mounting about the gap between high level commitments and real change, how action can lag behind the rhetoric of some sustainable transition approaches and explores the essential components of a plausible plan. (you can also find out what an underpants gnome is…).

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