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New Deloitte survey reveals business leaders recognize the importance of trust, but do not consistently prioritize it in board governance strategies

Stuart Mitchell

The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program has released the results of its latest Board Frontier Topic survey, “How boards are nurturing and measuring stakeholder trust,” which finds global business leaders understand the importance of and feel responsible for building trust within their organization. Yet, few of those surveyed categorized their organization as achieving a high level of trust maturity and around a third said they have no consistent approach to maintaining trust or only prioritize it in the wake of a crisis. To better understand how companies—and boards, in particular—are addressing…

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New Deloitte research reveals majority of organizations increased sustainability investments over past year amid global uncertainty

Stuart Mitchell

New Report, Deloitte’s 2023 CxO Sustainability Report: Accelerating the Green Transition finds global C-level business leaders (or CxOs) view climate change as a top priority for their organizations amid global uncertainty. When asked to rank the issues most pressing to their organizations, many CxOs rated climate change as a “top three issue,” ahead of seven others, including innovation, competition for talent, and supply chain challenges. In fact, only economic outlook ranked slightly higher. Moreover, 75% of CxOs said their organizations have increased their sustainability investments over the past year, nearly…

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Deloitte launches GreenSpace Tech, an industry-leading initiative to accelerate sustainability through climate technology ecosystems

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte announced the launch of GreenSpace Tech by Deloitte , a new, industry-leading offering that helps accelerate decarbonization and value creation by convening climate technology ecosystems to enable businesses to access and select the right technology, help reduce risk in investments and support application at pace. No matter where organizations are in their journey in moving from climate commitments to action, GreenSpace Tech provides businesses with access to a robust ecosystem of climate technologies and innovators to quickly track, develop, and deploy climate tech solutions. GreenSpace Tech also helps businesses address…

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Deloitte to include sustainable delivery clause in client contracts

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte is looking to include a ‘sustainable delivery’ clause – ‘Clause Zero’ – in client engagement letters and contracts this year. The clause will encourage and support Deloitte and its clients to deliver projects in a more sustainable way – for example by opting for digital options such as virtual meetings and using online tools to help make low carbon choices when travel is required. It is designed to place sustainability at the forefront of every project, from initial pursuit through to completion. In recent months, teams across all of…

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Deloitte invites charities to apply for digital development programme

Stuart Mitchell

Deloitte has opened applications for 35 charities and social enterprises to join the second cohort of Deloitte Digital Connect, a programme that helps charities scale their impact. Selected charities will take part in six months of digital training and receive advice and access to a peer network to support their digital development. The programme is delivered in collaboration with CAST, a charity helping organisations use digital for social good. Deloitte encourages applications from charities and social enterprises that have a project or programme aligned to education, employment or climate action.…

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