T H E 1 2 T FIGURE 4: CEOS ARE PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS TO BUILD RESILIENCE H U N I T E D N A T CEO Survey Question: What changes are you making in your business in response to these challenges? I O N S G L O B A L C O M P A STRATEGYLaunching new product and/or service offerings for sustainability63% C T - A Strengthening scenario planning and analysis capabilities62% C C E Increasing R&D funding for sustainable innovation39% N T U R E C E O S T U D GOVERNANCEEngaging in long-term strategic partnerships66% Y Re-evaluating my company’s core purpose41% Linking my leadership’s remuneration to sustainability targets34% Increasing the diversity of my company’s board of directors31% Disclosing climate risk in my company’s financial statements24% WORKFORCEUpskilling/reskilling my workforce for the future labor market74% Offering physical and/or mental wellness resources for my workforce58% Increasing workforce diversity56% VALUE CHAINStrengthening visibility into the social impacts of my company’s value chain54% ing our value chain Duplicating and diversify37% Reducing our total scope 3 emissions34% Incentivizing ESG outcomes for our value chain33% Conducting value chain vulnerability assessments33% Localizing our value chain21% Assessing my company’s impact on biodiversity across the value chain21% TECHNOLOGYDigitizing business processes72% Improving cybersecurity to minimize hacks and data leakages57% Enhancing sustainability data collection capabilities across our value chain55% Transitioning to cloud infrastructure to enhance efficiencies48% Implementing artificial intelligence for real-time risk analysis17% OPERATIONSInvesting in renewable energy sources to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels49% Transitioning to circular business models49% Initiating nature protection and/or restoration projects35% 34 35