4/ Climate change presents many business-critical risks.

Organisations build long-term value when finance and sustainability collaborate rather than compete

Read the full blog here 👉 www.redoakconsulting.co.uk/blog/sustain...

#NetZero #ESG

3/ One more lever: educate leadership.

Senior execs often underestimate climate & biodiversity risk.

Training like Carbon Literacy (@‪@carbonliteracy.bsky.social‬) or Climate Fresk can unlock urgency and shift the conversation.

4. Get into the budget process
If sustainability isn’t in the room when budgets are set, funding won’t follow.

Carbon budgets can make the difference.

#GreenFinance

3. Translate the message
Sustainability leaders need fluency in business language: ROI, risk, value creation.

Speaking finance accelerates proposals.

#SustainableBusiness

2. Create regular touchpoints
Cross-functional meetings build trust and shared context.

We run these at Red Oak between Strategy and Sustainability leads to align direction.

1. Find common ground
Both teams rely on data - especially financial data. That’s a foundation to build on.

#ClimateFinance

2/ Here are 4 strategies that can help 👇

1/ At Red Oak, our Finance & Sustainability Director leads both functions.

That dual responsibility gives us a unique perspective into a challenge many organisations face:
Finance and sustainability often pull in different directions.