Leadership for Sustainability

Not all of us are sustainability directors of a global finance house like Tobi Petrocelli who Osbert interviewed in Part 1.

So, for this post, Part 2, Osbert and Morag got together to discuss the interview, and to pull out some insights and recommendations that are relevant to everyone leading sustainability, whatever their organisation.

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Full show notes at https://realise.earth/sustainability-leadership-insights-from-the-worlds-fourth-largest-bank-part-2

In the first of our new interview series, I talk with Tobi Petrocelli, at MUFG, Japan's largest, and the world's fourth largest, bank. 

Tobi is Head of Sustainability & Transition Finance Strategy at MUFG Americas.

She offers fascinating insights into the world of funding the transition to a net zero economy – but what really struck me was not just her lifelong passion for sustainability, but also the ways in which she has engaged colleagues across the bank, unleashing their skills and energy in support of sustainability.

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Full show notes at https://realise.earth/sustainability-leadership-insights-from-the-worlds-fourth-largest-bank-part-1/

How do you develop the key skills that you and your team need to create change, build relationships and bring people with you when you are leading on sustainability in your organisation?

In this guide Richard Profit summarises what the key skills are, and how you can go about developing them, whether you are just starting out or building on success. 

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

You'll find the show notes with highlights and useful resources at https://realise.earth/109

What are the key skills that you need to create change, build relationships and bring people with you, when you are leading on sustainability in your organisation? 

Richard Profit talks about these essential skills, drawing on his research into sustainability leadership at Ashridge, his years leading on sustainability at PepsiCo, and the Inner Development Goals – the key skills and mindsets needed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Full show notes and links to resources at http://realise.earth/108

What are the characteristics of a great sustainability team? Rich Profit shares his experience as a senior sustainability manager with Pepsico, the world's second largest food and beverage company. 

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Show notes at https://realise.earth/107

We talk you through exactly how to prepare and delivery of a workshop with your board, senior managers or other colleagues, that will lay the foundations for the success of your sustainability initiative. 

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Detailed show notes -  https://realise.earth/106

Support from directors and senior managers is essential to maximise the success of your sustainability initiative. Osbert shares how he does this in consulting projects, and then takes you through the specific steps so you can apply this experience yourself. 

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Show notes here: realise.earth/105 

Discover how to talk with colleagues about sustainability in ways that make it more likely they’ll be interested and engaged, and be more open to supporting your sustainability strategy or initiative as collaborators or allies.

Including lessons Osbert learned the hard way!

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Full show notes at realise.earth/104

Osbert Lancaster explains how you can get potential collaborators and allies for your sustainability initiative interested and engaged by using the most powerful motivator - emotion. (And debunks the objections to this approach).

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Show notes with links to resources mentioned, at realise.earth/103 

Have you ever talked with colleagues about why it’s a good idea for your organisation to do more about sustainability only to be met with disinterest or even hostility?

In this episode Osbert Lancaster takes you through two approaches to building support for your initiative – and explains why you should focus on just one of them.

What if we saw our purpose as helping create the conditions for people and the rest of nature to thrive – whatever happens? Read about Thrivable Field Notes…

Find the show notes at realise.earth/102