companywide initiatives that have impact less than one quarter of organisations have managed thisthe most commonly scaled initiatives are fair labor policies and safe working conditions with 48percent of organizations claiming to have achieved scale in these areaspia heidenmark cook chief sustainability officer at ingka group says i think a challenge that many organizations face is change management a perception many organizations have is that sustainability is more expensive however they do not realize that initiatives like waste reduction or energy efficiency will reduce your operational costs so i would say the key challenge that stands in the way of sustainability is change management showing the business case why it makes sense and influencing and inspiring people to understand why it makes a difference so far many organizations have viewed sustainability as a bolton says kees jacobs vice president consumer goods and retail at capgemini however when baked into an organizations mission and purpose sustainability has the potential to entirely change an organizations relationship with its customers and partners the pandemic has heightened global desire for authenticity and responsibility particularly from large organizations as businesses focus on transformation in the wake of the pandemic they should put sustainability at the heart of their efforts ians published on jul 18 2020 at 0507 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for reporting foul language defamatory inciting hatred against a certain community out of context spam others report join the community of 2m industry professionals subscribe to our newsletter to get latest insights analysis download etretail app get realtime updates save your favourite articles scan to download app consumer behavior lockdown coronavirus consumer products consumer preferences retail shopping homenewsindustry79 of consumers change purchase preferences