The true climate impact of a product can be way off when it’s built on spend-based data. It’s time to get real—and leave the guessing to crystal balls and coin flips. The Pivot’s Lennart Bjurström’s advice? Trade the guesswork for product-level facts. Align on a single playbook and an IT solutions supplier that is PACT-compliant. And make it easy for every team, buyer, and supplier to act on the same trusted numbers, wherever they sit in the value chain.

I’ve always believed sustainability shouldn’t sit in a corner office or rest on one person’s shoulders. It needs to be woven into how organisations think, decide, and operate. So writes The Pivot colleague @Christina Ameln on the evolving role of sustainability strategists.

Fredrik Hellman, AstraZeneca’s Global Director of Climate Resilience, was among the eminent panelists who shared their views on what’s needed to decarbonize healthcare.

In this era of disruption, we’re facing challenges we’ve never encountered before. While no one knows what the future holds, adopting a future focus helps us navigate the unknown for managing risks but also for defining new pathways to value creation and resilience.

As a weekend diversion on a recent trip to San Francisco, I spent a good hour watching sea lions soaking up the sun on Pier 39. As one sea lion rolled over, the others on the platform had to radically adjust their positions or risk falling into cold waters. This scene reminded me of some conversations I had during the week, which could fit the pages of John Elkington’s new book, Tickling Sharks.

Call it a carrot and stick, or push and pull. But transformation to more sustainable economies relies on balancing both incentives for innovation and a call for greater transparency. Right now, we’re drowning in efforts to meet the latter, at the expense of the former.