FujitsuFutureInsightsGlobalSustainabilityTransformationSurveyReport2023FourkeystosuccessfulsustainabilitytransformationUnleashingthepowerofdigitalIndexIntroduction021.Thecurrentstatusofsustainabilitytransformation042.Successfactorsforsustainabilitytransformation123.Sustainabilitytransformationacceleratedbytechnology20Recommendations30Respondentsprofile311IntroductionToday,externalfactorssuchasclimatechange,geopoliticaltensionsandfinancialturbulencearehavingamajorimpactonbusiness.Facedwiththesepressures,howcanbusinessleaderstransformtheirorganizationsandrespondtosustainabilitychallenges?InJanuary2023,FujitsucommissionedOxfordEconomicstosurvey1,800decisionmakersinninecountriestoassessthestatusoftheirsustainabilitytransformation*activities,includinghowdigitaltransformation*iscontributingtoachievingtheirsustainabilitygoals.Tosupportthequantitativeresearch,weheldin-depthinterviewswith22leaderstoassessthestatus,challengesandoutcomesoftheirsustainabilitytransformationefforts.Thesurveyfindingsshowedthatmanyleadersnowseesustainabilitychallengesasbusinessopportunities,withtransformationthatdeliversenvironmentalandsocialvaluenowconsideredanimportantmanagementpriority.Ontheotherhand,thesurveyrevealedthatmanyorganizationsarenotyetimplementingsustainabilitytransformation,withonly8%oforganizationstruesustainabilityleaders.Weanalyzedindetailthecharacteristicsthattheseleadershaveincommon,identifyingthefouressentialsuccessfactorsforsustainabilitytransformation.Theseincludestrongleadershipinestablishingapurposethatissustainability-orientedandinbuildingresonancewithbothcustomersandemployeesaroundsustainabilityinitiatives.Sustainabilityleadersarealsoworkingtointegratesustainabilityinitiativeswithintheirbusiness,withdigitaltechnologyatthecenteroftheirsustainabilitytransformationstrategy.Wehopeourreporthelpsyoutoshapeyourownstrategydevelopmentandsuccessfulsustainabilitytransformation.*Pleaseseetheterminologyonthenextpage.2TerminologyandfurtherreadingSustainabilitytransformationSustainabilitytransformationmeanstransformingbusinesstobringaboutpositivechangeinourenvironment,societyandeconomies.ExamplesincludethereductionofenergyusageandCO2emissionsthroughcontinuousmonitoringandthereductionofwastebyimplementingend-to-endtraceability.DigitaltransformationDigitaltransformationmeanstransformationalchangeofbusinessprocessesormodelsusingdigitaltechnologies.Digitaltechnologyincludestechnologiessuchascloud,mobile,InternetofThings(IoT),advancedanalytics,artificialintelligence(AI)andsecurity.FujitsuTechnologyandServiceVision(FT&SV)FujitsuTechnologyandServiceVisionisanevolvingstory,exploringthefuturewewouldliketocreatewithourcustomersandpartners,howtechnologycanhelpusachievethisvisionandthespecificactionsneededtomakeithappen.PleasedownloadFT&SVfromthewebsitebelowtoexploreFujitsu’sperspectiveonthemajorissuesaddressedinthissurvey.URL:https://www2.fujitsu.com/global/vision/31ThecurrentstatusofsustainabilitytransformationThecurrentstatusofsustainabilitytransformationExternalfactorsarenowontheagendaGeopoliticaltensions,includingtheRussianinvasionofUkraine,climatechangeandturmoilinfinancialmarketscontinuetocreatecomplexinterlinkedsocialchallengesanduncertainty.Accordingtooursurvey,53%ofbusinessleadersbelievetheseexternalfactorsarenowhavingasignificantimpactontheirbusiness.So,whatkindofexternalfactorsdobusinessl...