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The Sustainable business playbook is here

Smarter decisions, proven impact, higher ROI. See how 1,900 companies are turning sustainability into business value.

Why you need this playbook

In these pages, we explored a simple hypothesis: When done right, sustainability drives business value.

It’s safe to say we put the theory to bed. This year’s playbook shows that companies are reducing audit costs through data traceability, cutting emissions while saving money, and embedding sustainability into decisions made by procurement, finance, and the board.

The companies that will define the future of sustainability have already started. They are moving from disruption to direction, from compliance to convergence, and from ambition to measurable value. Are you ready to take the lead?

Launch date

10 October 2025 08:00

Download now to get:

→ Practical tools for CFOs, CSOs, and sustainability teams preparing for 2026.

→ Data-backed insights from this year’s most extensive ESG benchmarks.

→ Actionable strategies for turning compliance into competitive advantage

Download the Sustainable business playbook today

“Carbon risk is financial risk. The cost of emissions, directly or indirectly, increasingly affects a company’s operating expenses, financing terms, asset values, and investors.”

Rickard Sandberg – Stockholm School of Economics

1,900 companies benchmarked: insights from 48,000+ data points

Unlike typical analyses, this playbook reveals not just what companies consider material, but how they classify each topic as impact, financial, or double material. You’ll sharper view of how ESG is being integrated into decision-making and a deeper understanding of where businesses are gaining ground, and where they’re lagging.

Tools to measure the ROI of sustainability investments

Discover how companies are using internal carbon pricing, scenario analysis, and AI-driven reporting to calculate impact, and make the business case with confidence.

Exclusive interviews with ESG leaders

Hear from executives at Orkla and DNB on how they’re navigating regulatory ambiguity, operationalizing ESG strategy, and turning compliance into capability.

Featured expertise

This playbook was built by Position Green in collaboration with leading voices from industry and academia, all contributing to the same hypothesis: Making sustainable business value, business as usual