The disconnect between ambition and impact
During September and October 2021, Deloitte polled over 2,000 C-suite executives across 21 countries to examine business leaders’ and companies’ concerns and actions when it comes to climate change and environmental sustainability.
Climate weighs heavily on the minds of the world’s executives. However, there is also a disconnect between ambition and impact. Organizations are struggling to implement actions that demonstrate they have embedded climate considerations into their culture and have the senior leader buy-in and influence to effect meaningful transformation.
The report further explores the disconnect between ambition and impact as well as steps CxOs can take to start to bridge the gap.
91% of Swiss executives agree there is a global climate emergency

The world is at a tipping point
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Almost all Swiss respondents (97%) indicate that their companies have already been negatively impacted by climate change. Swiss companies agree that the response to climate change is urgent. They do feel greater pressure from their various stakeholder groups than companies in other markets.
According to the report, Switzerland is lagging, especially when it comes to the measures with the greatest leverage. The gap is clearest in the development of new, climate-friendly products and in linking management remuneration to specific sustainability goals.
Actions and characteristics that set global climate leaders apart
Leaders globally are more concerned
Leaders globally are more active
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A decisive decade to act
Bold actions resulting in measurable impact are needed to accelerate the pace of intervention while there’s still time to limit the damage.
Download the Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report - global results