ABSTRACT
I DIAGNOSE THE MOST COMMON BARRIERS in environmental sustainability programmes as:
Lack of leadership: leadership is critical to any successful corporate programme and a lack of leadership will kill off culture change programmes before they get going.
A lack of integration: ‘green’ and ‘sustainability’ are seen as tangential issues to the mainstream business processes and are thus of secondary importance or someone else’s problem.
A misalignment of responsibility and authority: most environmental managers have lots of responsibility and precious little authority. Conversely, people who have the power to push sustainability are given no responsibility to do so.
A lack of accountability: environmental performance is left outside the performance management system.
Wishful or limited thinking: ‘We’ve appointed energy champions. Job done.’
