Perspectives

We are grateful for the thoughtful reflections shared by early readers and colleagues.

Ivanka Mamic
Head of Global Government Relations & Chief Sustainability Officer, Rolls-Royce plc

“This is an evidence-based, thoughtful, and deeply practical contribution to the sustainability literature, rooted in long‑term value creation, governance, and business resilience.

Christian Leitz, Carrie Scott and Márcia Balisciano translate complex pressures into clear guidance for leaders who seek to integrate sustainability into strategic decision‑making.

It is a must‑read for executives shaping the future of their organizations and for those seeking to understand what it means to put sustainability into practice.”

Jesper Brodin
Chair, The Earthshot Prize
Vice Chair, United Nations Global Compact
Senior Advisor, Ikea Foundation 
Former CEO, IKEA

“The journey to a new sustainable world has left the station and Navigating the Business of Sustainability: A Practitioner’s Guide will help readers understand what brought us here and more important, give us a map of where we are headed.” 

Ioannis Ioannou
Associate Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship 
London Business School

“This is an outstanding guide to one of the fundamental challenges of business leadership: making sustainability part of how organisations compete, adapt and create lasting value.

The authors combine extensive practitioner experience with a clear understanding of the difficult choices and organisational changes that this requires.

I consider it essential reading for leaders serious about putting sustainability at the heart of their business.”

Beatrice Weder di Mauro
André Hoffmann Professor of Economics, Climate and Nature Finance, Geneva Graduate Institute

President, Centre for Economic Policy Research

“In the face of public backlash, companies have learned to say less about sustainability. That silence is easily mistaken for retreat.

Márcia Balisciano, Christian Leitz and Carrie Scott, joined by nearly thirty fellow practitioners, set the record straight from the inside. Behind cautious communication, firms are embedding sustainability in strategy, governance and reporting.

This is the practitioner's account the debate has been missing.” 

Professor Myriam Ertz
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Canada Research Chair of Technology, Sustainability and Society

‍“This book is an extremely well-designed and timely contribution to the literature on sustainability. The basic idea behind this book is that there should be no new strategy for sustainability. Rather, what we need are sustainable business strategies and this has been explained very clearly and consistently throughout all the chapters.

What sets this book apart from other sustainability books out there is that it is unabashedly practitioner-oriented and is written by three CSOs [Chief Sustainability Officers] who have together seen the journey of corporate sustainability evolve from a CSR [Corporate Social Responsibility] activity to a boardroom issue.

As a result, the text feels less like a theoretical discussion and more like a mentoring session with seasoned colleagues. It includes the whole gamut of sustainability practitioner work.”