ABSTRACT
Organizational inclusion can be augmented through analytical tools that address both financial and societal challenges when setting sustainability outcomes. The topic of energy transition offers a concrete example of the widespread need for businesses to think about how to best organize inclusive networks to spearhead the transition of their economic activities through participation. Scenario analyses can address social factors in their multidimensional profile and ensure inclusivity when defining alternative energy pathways. Inclusive networks foster the creation of trust environments. Analytical tools that promote inclusivity, from input gathering and data collection to the analysis, use and sharing of information, are central to lay out all possible impact scenarios for businesses and civil society in an environment of trust and transparency. Social innovation can help close the inclusion gap by making group communication collaborative and unbiased, in addition building an environment where trust is a foundational lever of corporate accountability and societal purpose is deeply connected with the business ownership structure that an organization elects. Emerging corporate structures such as employee ownership trusts (EOTs) in North America are increasingly aligning business ownership with organizational incentives and employee well-being.
