Recently, we have often heard that it is not an easy time to be an in-house sustainability professional. Sustainability budgets are being cut, companies spend more on sustainability reporting than on sustainability innovation, and levels of stress and burnout in the profession are high, so the narrative goes.

We went out to ask in-house sustainability professionals about their current experience in their role and their expectations for the coming year.

This report offers unique insights from a recent survey of 150 senior business leaders across the UK and the Netherlands and interviews from major corporations’ sustainability decision-makers. It delves into the evolving challenges and strategies that large organisations are employing to meet sustainability goals, providing you with a comprehensive view of how the landscape is shifting and how leaders in the industry are tackling challenges head on.