Sustainability is becoming more important for all companies, across all industries. Simply put, sustainability is a business approach to creating long-term value by taking into consideration how a given organization operates in the ecological, social and economic environment. Sustainability is built on the assumption that developing such strategies foster not just company longevity but more business.

As the expectations on corporate responsibility increase, and as transparency becomes more prevalent, companies are recognizing the need to act on sustainability. Professional communications and good intentions are no longer enough.

Research shows that companies with high ESG ratings have a lower cost of debt and equity, and that sustainability initiatives can help improve financial performance while fostering public support. According to McKinsey, for employees the strongest motivating factors to adopting a sustainable mindset are to: align with a company’s goals, missions, or values; build, maintain, or improve reputation; meet customer’s expectations; and develop new growth opportunities.

So, whether you are a business, a customer or an employee, Sustainability is a megatrend that simply isn’t going away !

So, sustainability business skills will definitely be increasingly required across domains, irrespective of the size of the business, but in the current scenario the current ways of offline or online learning has its own set of challenges.

Here are some of the challenges we might encounter when we embark on a journey of sustainability.