Even though regulatory progress slows, market expectations continue to rise. Stakeholders increasingly demand credible action on risk management, transition planning, climate resilience and sustainability performance. Organizations that deliver on these expectations not only reduce risk, but strengthen trust, attract capital and unlock competitive advantage.
This marks the arrival of Sustainability 2.0: a phase where sustainability becomes a strategic lever embedded in governance, data, risk management and value creation — and increasingly operationalized through integrated enterprise frameworks such as EY’s Sustainable Operating Blueprint. Let’s explore what this next chapter means in practice, and how you can turn sustainability into a source of performance, resilience and long term value.