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Peter Lacy

Peter Lacy is Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Accenture Sustainability Services.

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Harnessing sustainability: hearing the voice of the CEO
By Peter Lacy, February 04, 2013
How can research on executive actions help to remove some of the barriers to investment -- and align market incentives?
What was missing from the sustainability conversation at Davos
By Peter Lacy, January 29, 2013
Sustainability needs to be embedded in all business conversations to help companies move from a "take-make-waste" approach to a circular economy.
At Davos, Debating the Myth or Reality of Green Growth
By Peter Lacy, January 28, 2012
Unsurprisingly, growth is an issue that's front and center at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year. But although the rhetoric about the need for innovation and resource-constrained...
4 Steps to Build Trust into Sustainability
By Peter Lacy, January 27, 2011
Research shows CEOs believe consumers trust their companies far less than they believe. This overestimation traps business leaders in a trust delusion that will prevent them from understanding...
On the Verge of a Sustainability 'Tipping Point'
By Peter Lacy, June 24, 2010
CEOs believe that a new era of sustainability is beginning to come into view, with 80 percent in a new study envisaging a 'tipping point' occurring within 15 years -- a point at which...
Climate Change and Concerns About Carbon Remain Burning Issues in Davos
By Peter Lacy, January 30, 2010
It's been a hive of activity at Davos as business leaders and politicians discuss some of the biggest global issues on the table in 2010. It's clear from conversations and many of the sessions...
Copenhagen's Final Furlong: The Five Runners and Riders to be Resolved
By Peter Lacy, December 17, 2009
Despite an increasing sense of frustration and disappointment among delegates at COP15, the "big beasts" arrive today, and will hopefully address the final five obstacles to hammering...

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