Global-Reporting-Index-2010-11. Video articles from McKinsey Quarterly. The business of sustainability: Survey results - McKinsey Quarterly - Energy, Resources, Materials - Environment. Many companies are actively integrating sustainability principles into their businesses, according to a recent McKinsey survey, and they are doing so by pursuing goals that go far beyond earlier concern for reputation management—for example, saving energy, developing green products, and retaining and motivating employees, all of which help companies capture value through growth and return on capital. In our sixth survey of executives on how their companies understand and manage issues related to sustainability, this year’s results show that, since last year, larger shares of executives say sustainability programs make a positive contribution to their companies’ short- and long-term value. This survey explored why and how companies are addressing sustainability and to what extent executives believe it affects their companies’ bottom line, now and over the next five years.
Sustainability: BCG's Henning Streubel on how you can create advantages by embracing sustainability.