赋权于人，推动变革：首席人事官的角色

Contents The sustainabilitytransformation05Takingaction15The role of theChiefPeople Officer08Conclusion2001.02.03.05.04.About this report03 About this report 01. About this report Momentum is building around the shift to amore sustainable world. Businesses are settingambitious transition plans toward a net-zero,nature-positive, and more equitable future. WhileChief Sustainability Officers continue to lead thecharge, sustainability is becoming increasinglycentral to core business strategy, requiring abroader range of corporate functions to step up. Inthis context, few roles are as pivotal to achievingsustainability goals as that of the Chief PeopleOfficer (CPO). Insights shared in this report have emerged fromperspectives and expertise shared by the WorldBusiness Council for Sustainable Development(WBCSD)’s Chief People Officer Network — aglobal community of senior executives dedicatedto exchanging ideas, sharing leading practices,and exploring the powerful tools that people andculture leaders have at their disposal to drivecorporate sustainability forward. The report also draws from a 2024 survey of closeto 100 Chief People Officers worldwide conductedby WBCSD in collaboration with Spencer Stuart,exploring the challenges and opportunities facinghuman resource functions in the context ofsustainability leadership. As stewards of people and culture, CPOs holda unique position to align workforce strategieswith sustainability objectives, cultivate thecritical skills needed for transformation, andembed sustainability into organizational valuesand practices. Yet, despite their crucial role, thecontribution of CPOs to corporate sustainability isoften overlooked. This report aims to: →Raise awareness of the critical role CPOsplay in preparing companies for sustainabilitytransformation;→Identify essential levers CPOs can use toadvance corporate sustainability agendas;→Provide practical guidance to help CPOs takethe first steps in this journey. The sustainabilitytransformation:Apeopleagenda 02. The sustainability transformation:A people agenda These changes in the operating environment arefueling an inexorable shift toward sustainabilityacross the business community — a shift awayfrom business models and practices thatfrequently extract value, externalize cost and risk,and exacerbate global challenges, toward thosethat support a more just and regenerative systemwhere all people can live well and within the limitsof what our planet can provide. Today’s business environment ischanging rapidly Climate change. Nature loss. Rising inequality.Three existential challenges that arefundamentally changing the world in whichbusiness operates. These challenges aredepleting the natural resources and destabilizingthe environmental conditions that businessdepends on. They are eroding people’s trust inkey institutions and systems, including businessand markets, and fueling civil and politicalupheaval. They are shifting consumer sentimentand changing what workers expect from theiremployers. They are driving investors to take acloser look at companies’ social and environmentalimpacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities.And they are leading policymakers to establishnew regulations, requirements, and programs. While we are still in the early stages of thisshift, a sustainable business transformation isgathering steam. Many multinational companiesrecognize the increasing strategic importanceof sustainability and are proactively assessingoperational risks and seizing commercialopportunities accordingly. Long-term ambitionsto reach net zero, become nature-positive,and improve social outcomes have been setout, and businesses across all sectors areinnovating, developing, and scaling promising newtechnologies and practices that will enable themto capitalize on historic new markets. Climate, nature and equity challengesdriving an increasingly complexbusiness environment The continued shift toward sustainability willtransform our social and economic systems andhave a profound impact on business, much inthe same way that the digital transformationhas over recent decades. Bolt-on sustainabilitystrategies and programs will not see companiessafely to the other side. Rather, companies willhave to tackle existential issues head-on —transforming their business models, adaptingtheir operations and adjusting portfolios. Thesustainability transformation can bring historiccommercial upside for companies that areprepared to take decisive and purposeful action,and serious disruption for those that are not. Thereare no guarantees for today’s vested interests oryesterday’s leaders. Across markets, competitivepositioning will look very different 10 or even 5years from now. A planetary emergency planetary emergency→Science shows that 6 of 9 critical planetary boundaries have now beencrossed1 →73% of all global wildlife has beendepleted since the 1970s2 →Annual damage caused by climate changetotals at least USD 200 billion per year³ Shift