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TheVisionaryCEO’sGuidetoSustainability2025

ThePowerofPragmatism

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TheVisionaryCEO’sGuidetoSustainability2025

Contents

ThePowerofPragmatism 2

2025Trends 3

Embracingthe“Do-Say”Gap 4

What’sStillStoppingConsumersfromLivingSustainably? 11

HowSustainabilityIsCreatingB2BGrowth 18

GettingItDone 26

AIandSustainability:ShapingWhat’sNext 27

TheCEOPlaybookforClimateResilience 35

DecarbonizationThatWorks:FiveKeyActionsinPrivateEquity 41

Transitions 48

WhyLeadersMustFocusonCarbonRemovalMarketsNow 49

CircularBusinessModelsUnlockNewProfitandGrowth 54

CanFoodCompaniesUnwrapaNewStrategy? 59

BAINCOMPANY

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TheVisionaryCEO’sGuidetoSustainability2025

ThePowerofPragmatism

Forsustainability,2025istheyearCEOsturneddownthevolume—andacceleratedaction.Sustainabilityremainsapriority.Customersandconsumersdemandit.Riskanddisruptionmakeitessential.

Injustfiveyears—thelengthofatypicalCEOplanningcycle—2030targetswillcomedue.Manyoftheleverstomeetthosegoalsarealreadyinmotionanddeliveringtangiblebusinessvaluetoday.Forward-lookingleadersareturningtoAItoacceleratethatprogress,evenastheyactivelymanageitsrisks.

Andyet,inourconversations,CEOstellustoday’sprogressisnotenough.Businessesmustdomoretohelppulltheworldbackwithinplanetaryboundaries.

Inthisreport,Bainexpertsbringdiverseperspectivestogetherwithfreshresearch,sharpinsights,andproprietarymarketintelligencetohelpbusinessleadersnavigatethejourneyto2030andbeyond.

Thethroughlineisclear:Pragmaticactiononsustainabilitywilldistinguishtomorrow’sleaders.

2025Trends

Embracingthe“Do-Say”Gap 4

What’sStillStoppingConsumersfromLivingSustainably? 11

HowSustainabilityIsCreatingB2BGrowth 18

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2025TRENDS

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