Executive Search

​Over the last 3 months, Acre has teamed up with Mike Barry, previous Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for Marks and Spencer, to interview Sustainability leaders across the world to unpack the current and future role of the CSO. Each week, ‘The Future of the CSO’ series will bring you a new interview with a Sustainability leader who will share their insights into how the role has changed, how it will continue to evolve, the skillset required and the challenges that will be faced. This week's episode is with Deeksha Vats, Chief Sustainability Officer for Aditya Birla Group, who has over 25 years of experience across a multitude of sectors and is at the forefront of the sustainability agenda in India.

​Over the last 3 months, Acre has teamed up with Mike Barry, previous Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) for Marks and Spencer, to interview Sustainability leaders across the world to unpack the current and future role of the CSO. Each week, ‘The Future of the CSO’ series will bring you a new interview with a Sustainability leader who will share their insights into how the role has changed, how it will continue to evolve, the skillset required and the challenges that will be faced. This week's episode is with Deeksha Vats, Chief Sustainability Officer for Aditya Birla Group, who has over 25 years of experience across a multitude of sectors and is at the forefront of the sustainability agenda in India.

In this week's instalment of the 'Future of the CSO' series, we were joined by Dorothée D'Herde, Head of Sustainable Business at the Vodafone Group. Currently leading the sustainability team at Vodafone, her aim is to work with colleagues across the company to deliver their purpose - Digital Society, Inclusion & Planet.

In this week's instalment of the 'Future of the CSO' series, we were joined by Dorothée D'Herde, Head of Sustainable Business at the Vodafone Group. Currently leading the sustainability team at Vodafone, her aim is to work with colleagues across the company to deliver their purpose - Digital Society, Inclusion & Planet.

​For this roundtable, and subsequent whitepaper summarising the discussion, we assembled representatives from asset owners, investment managers, family offices, foundations, private equity groups and a responsible remuneration specialist to discuss the potential for outcomes-based investment products to offer an opportunity for investment managers to deliver greater value for their clients.

​For this roundtable, and subsequent whitepaper summarising the discussion, we assembled representatives from asset owners, investment managers, family offices, foundations, private equity groups and a responsible remuneration specialist to discuss the potential for outcomes-based investment products to offer an opportunity for investment managers to deliver greater value for their clients.

​Louise Kjellerup Roper sits down with Acre to discuss the impact and challenges of her first six months in her role as Non-Executive Director at Volans, which she found with the help of Catherine Harris, Principal Consultant.

​Driven by a triple helix of change – environmental, regulatory and social – demand from investors for products which demonstrate tangible positive impact is rising rapidly. How is regulatory pressure affecting this growing market, and how can the investment industry capitalise on the opportunities it presents?

​Driven by a triple helix of change – environmental, regulatory and social – demand from investors for products which demonstrate tangible positive impact is rising rapidly. How is regulatory pressure affecting this growing market, and how can the investment industry capitalise on the opportunities it presents?

​For many company boards, tackling the unmet needs of society is an aspiration that can be delegated to Corporate Social Responsibility teams. They see government as primarily responsible for addressing challenges such as climate change and mental illness, leaving boards to focus on shareholder value. This paper argues otherwise; the relationship between business and society has reached a point where the voice of society needs to be introduced explicitly as a stakeholder in the boardroom.