Sustainability in Action

Transform to survive

With increasing regulatory and market pressures across the sustainability space, demand
for transparency among organizations is huge.

In the quest to achieve it, data has become a critical asset – but outdated and inadequate
technology can hold back those efforts.

Sweep & Capgemini Invent polled 554 sustainability leaders from businesses and financial institutions of all sizes across four major economies: the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France, about their sustainability management.

The survey

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sustainability leaders, including top-level and C-suite executives

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industries across both corporate and financial sectors

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economies: United States, United Kingdom, France and Germany

Our key findings

Organizations across the globe recognize the need to change

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of businesses say they won’t survive in the low carbon economy without transformation

But collecting and consolidating sustainability data is still a major struggle

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still use spreadsheets to track their emissions

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of sustainability leaders spend at least 4 hours per week
collecting and consolidating emissions data

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of organizations say they do not track Scope 3 emissions

Sustainability leaders want to spend more time on climate action, less on their data

Top actions sustainability managers would prioritize if their data management were more efficient:

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Drive business-wide collaboration for sustainability initiatives

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Do more research into improving existing initiatives

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Improve climate mitigation actions

“Addressing the climate and social crisis presents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to lead the path to sustainability. Effective action hinges on precise, actionable data; granular and verifiable insights are essential for impactful sustainability strategies. In a low-carbon era, only companies that approach ESG data as an opportunity, rather than an obligation, will secure their place as industry pioneers.”