Consensus is growing that businesses must become more sustainable and move away from short-term profit maximisation as their ultimate goal, in order to secure their long-term financial survival and to meet societal expectations of contributing to wellbeing for all people and planet. Alongside this, the body of financing and reporting requirements and regulations for corporate sustainability are rapidly emerging. To meet these requirements, companies need a suite of new sustainability skillsets, as well as evolved processes and reporting. 

This report focuses on the implications for corporate Finance Functions, exploring the changes, capabilities and tools required for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and their teams to support the transformation and alignment of their organisations to purpose and sustainability that boards of directors will need to lead.