How can you take a 360 approach to the climate change challenge?
Meeting the climate challenge is achievable but requires the whole economy to act. The targets for carbon neutrality and Net Zero emissions by 2050 – or earlier in some markets - are a call to arms for businesses, legislators and the public.
This is a shared challenge. There are opportunities to learn from other sectors to maintain and drive revenues.
At Hanover, we offer uncommon sense. We relish the chance to help our clients find the best ways to respond to the big transitions that shake up how businesses operate.
Using insights and digital solutions, we help companies to understand their customers, operating markets and supply chains, and how others are tackling the issue. We help you challenge perceptions to create new and exciting strategies.
Our sector and market experts understand the sustainability landscape and can guide you as you map your way forward – be that helping you risk assess on a company Net Zero target, honing your strategic messaging, or plotting the regulatory pathways to help the business transition.
Understanding and sculpting the policy landscape to enable efficient, sustainable businesses can thrive as we move to decarbonisation is critical. Good public affairs campaigns will support this and help make sure the pilot and innovation funding is going to the most effective solutions.
Helping to elevate your corporate reputation as you take meaningful steps towards supporting Net Zero means ensuring that customers and wider public are bought in to your vision. We can help you drive behaviour change to support your business strategy, build innovative partnerships, and get the right messages to the right people.
Your employees play a fundamental part in delivering the benefits that come from greater purpose-led and sustainable business models. We pride ourselves on delivering branded internal communications programmes which engage staff and enable them to flourish. Your people are your best resource in driving towards a new 2050 vision. The journey to Net Zero has already started. Don’t get left behind.
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