Missing sustainability commitments
Sustainability commitments easily disappear if they are not embedded in contracts.
Sustainability that does not enter
- product specifications
- business operations
- supply chains
rarely enters reality.
| Level | Typical Failure | Consequences | Diagnostic Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Product | No sustainability criteria in specifications; reliance on “comply with all laws”. | Environmental and social impacts are not integrated into design decisions. | Are sustainability goals translated into concrete product-level requirements and specifications? |
| 2. Operations | Vague commitments without operational mechanisms. | Sustainability goals and requirements are not embedded in daily operations. | Does the contract require concrete operational practices that make sustainability executable? |
| 3. Supply Chain | Commitments are not calibrated to be fit for purpose and remain without appropriate cascading across tiers. | Sustainability is not managed across the supply chain. | How do sustainability commitments travel – and how are they supported – across the supply chain? |