How CFOs further value creation by leading on sustainability
November 2023
Once again, the CFO’s job description is being rewritten. Most companies have defined the position with a singular emphasis on measuring, managing, and reporting traditional elements of financial value. Now, they’re increasingly tasking CFOs with various responsibilities that support their sustainability goals, as a natural extension of their focus on long-term value and performance. In the future, CFOs who adapt their roles to new modes of creating value have a great opportunity to lead their companies in a rapidly reconfiguring world. Breaking the dynamics of sustainability into concrete business considerations, embedding sustainability knowledge in regular processes and procedures, and sharing financial and nonfinancial data and insights within the company and with its stakeholders build transparency, momentum—and trust.
CFOs will need the patience to deal with ambiguity, the vision to navigate through uncertainty, and the courage to make change happen. Those who do will find new ways of creating value.
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Mainland China and Hong Kong Sustainability Deputy Leader, PwC Hong Kong
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