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Sustainability

How organizations manage and integrate sustainability is a board-level issue – and opportunity.

People, risk and capital​

People are at the heart of climate resilience, wellbeing and sustainability. We help HR leaders and the board to connect their people agenda to sustainability efforts.

Risk captures and measures how sustainability efforts connect to your organization’s operations, identifying gaps and the potential costs of action and inaction. We help risk leaders and the board to assess, mitigate and manage sustainability risks as part of a dynamic enterprise risk management approach and corporate strategy.

Capital encompasses sustainable investing and funding programs that support employees and communities in mitigating risk. We help investment leaders and the board manage a portfolio of sustainable assets that align with company purpose.

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Across a divergent and evolving landscape, WTW helps companies around the globe navigate complex regulatory and stakeholder environments and local legislation.

Whether developing a holistic, enterprise-level strategy and board governance structures, executing tactical sustainability-related programs or helping to embed and connect sustainability goals with daily efforts, WTW can help you address sustainability throughout your organization’s people, risk and capital strategies. With services and solutions that foster operational excellence and long-term sustainability, we help organizations worldwide to make informed, intelligent and integrated decisions.

People are at the heart of climate resilience, wellbeing and sustainability. We help HR leaders and the board to connect their people agenda to sustainability efforts.

Risk captures and measures how sustainability efforts connect to your organization’s operations, identifying gaps and the potential costs of action and inaction. We help risk leaders and the board to assess, mitigate and manage sustainability risks as part of a dynamic enterprise risk management approach and corporate strategy.

Capital encompasses sustainable investing and funding programs that support employees and communities in mitigating risk. We help investment leaders and the board manage a portfolio of sustainable assets that align with company purpose.

An effective sustainability strategy needs discipline and focus to address your company-specific context and business strategy. Understanding strategic options and the interplay among them is essential to prioritizing resources and creating an actionable and impactful plan. There are many ways to get started — or continue — your efforts.

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    Climate risk and resilience

    How can you assess, quantify and manage climate risks and opportunities?

    How can you assess, quantify and manage climate risks and opportunities?

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    Employee safety and security

    How can you ensure the physical and psychological safety and support the wellbeing (physical, emotional, financial, social) of employees and their families?

    How can you ensure the physical and psychological safety and support the wellbeing (physical, emotional, financial, social) of employees and their families?

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    Board effectiveness and governance

    How can you develop an effective board with broad skills and the right culture that provides long-term stewardship of all people, risk and capital programs, risks and opportunities?

    How can you develop an effective board with broad skills and the right culture that provides long-term stewardship of all people, risk and capital programs, risks and opportunities?

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    Transition analytics and planning

    How do you transition your business model, organization structure and value chain to achieve business goals amid climate risks to ensure resilience and sustainable value over the long term?

    How do you transition your business model, organization structure and value chain to achieve business goals amid climate risks to ensure resilience and sustainable value over the long term?

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    Justice, fairness and equality

    How can you uphold human rights and labor standards and also unlock the full human capital potential through a fair work environment and programs for all employees?

    How can you uphold human rights and labor standards and also unlock the full human capital potential through a fair work environment and programs for all employees?

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    Sustainable investment

    How can you best manage capital to drive improved financial outcomes by integrating sustainability into investment processes, capital allocation, portfolio construction and stewardship?

    How can you best manage capital to drive improved financial outcomes by integrating sustainability into investment processes, capital allocation, portfolio construction and stewardship?

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    Employability and social mobility

    How can you drive continued employability and upward social mobility by equipping employees with skills (up/re/cross) needed for tomorrow’s workplace?

    How can you drive continued employability and upward social mobility by equipping employees with skills (up/re/cross) needed for tomorrow’s workplace?

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    Risk transfer and mitigation

    How can you identify, assess, quantify and manage enterprise-wide risks and liabilities through insurance and mitigation strategies?

    How can you identify, assess, quantify and manage enterprise-wide risks and liabilities through insurance and mitigation strategies?

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    Workforce resilience and stability

    How can you ensure a healthy pipeline, maintain sustainability of and efficiently deploy talent and skills so that employees can engage in work and be productive without burnout and extreme stress at work? How can you ensure the workforce is protected from and resilient to the effects of climate change?

    How can you ensure a healthy pipeline, maintain sustainability of and efficiently deploy talent and skills so that employees can engage in work and be productive without burnout and extreme stress at work? How can you ensure the workforce is protected from and resilient to the effects of climate change?

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    Disclosures and targets

    How can you use metrics, targets and robust governance structures (e.g., executive incentives) to ensure transparency and accountability while responding to regulatory disclosure requirements?

    How can you use metrics, targets and robust governance structures (e.g., executive incentives) to ensure transparency and accountability while responding to regulatory disclosure requirements?

Learn more about sustainability​

Sustainability encompasses a broad set of principles and topics. Any of which can impact the success of your company’s talent attraction and engagement, reputation and brand as well as your ability to deliver the business strategy and meet the expectations of colleagues, clients, shareholders, communities and suppliers.


WTW research shows that organizations committed to integrating sustainability and understanding its connection to long-term value for their business tend to be better run. It helps build brands and attract new customers and talent. They manage their risks more efficiently, freeing and attracting capital while reassuring investors.

Learn more about sustainability

Sustainability encompasses a broad set of principles and topics. Any of which can impact the success of your company’s talent attraction and engagement, reputation and brand as well as your ability to deliver the business strategy and meet the expectations of colleagues, clients, shareholders, communities and suppliers.

WTW research shows that organizations committed to integrating sustainability and understanding its connection to long-term value for their business tend to be better run. It helps build brands and attract new customers and talent. They manage their risks more efficiently, freeing and attracting capital while reassuring investors.

Stewardship​

Board stewardship, executive compensation, people and sustainability governance​

Board stewardship has evolved as directors pursue growth in the face of complex stakeholder interests and uncertain geopolitics.​

About Us

Sustainability at WTW

At WTW, we focus on sustainability because doing so contributes to our overall performance and success. It enables us to make decisions today and mitigate risks that impact our longterm value.

Sustainability solutions​