Key Sustainability Trends and Developments in EMEA, 2024

Executive Snapshot

• Figure: Executive Snapshot: EMEA Key Sustainability Trends and Recommended Actions, 2024

New Market Developments and Dynamics

• Sustainability Remains High on the C-Suite Agenda

• Figure: European CEOs' Key Business Priorities, 2024

• Figure: Business Risk Factors for European CEOs

• Uncertain Macroeconomic Environment Can Distract From Sustainability Initiatives

• Figure: Sustainability Maturity in EMEA organizations

• Tech Vendor Solutions are Emerging but are not yet Understood

• Mega Construction Projects Bolster Sustainability Transformation in the Gulf Region

• Key Tech Buyer Trends in 2024

• The Scope 3 Shock

• Figure: Corporate Emissions by Scope

• The Need to Establish ESG Strategies and Governance Structures

• The ESG Data Challenge

• Europe is Going Circular in 2024

• Sustainability is Starting to Reset Business Rules in Europe

• ESG Skills Shortage

• Outlook for 2024 and Beyond

• CEOs Plan Technology Investments in ESG/Sustainability

• Figure: Sustainability Objectives at the C-Suite

• More Regulation Will Continue to Drive Sustainability Actions

• Figure: Current and Future Sustainability Regulation in Europe

• AI and GenAI: A Curse and a Blessing?

• Nature Tech: The Next Wave of Data Requirements

• 2024: The Year We Cross the 1.5°C Threshold?

• Geopolitical Wildcards Could Have Immense Influence on Future Sustainability Developments

• Closer to Home: Some Pushback on Sustainability

• The Elephant in the Room

• Figure: Organizational Challenges Toward Sustainable Businesses

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