Lately, I’ve been noticing a shift in how sustainability is being practised. Not a sudden change, but a gradual narrowing. Increasingly, sustainability is being defined by what can be measured, verified, and disclosed. What can stand up to audit. What fits within financial reporting frameworks. This has brought rigour, and that matters. But it also raises a question: What happens when sustainability is reduced to what can be audited?

Over our 9-year history, we have created more than 25 permanent roles, employed over 50 people, and worked on over 1000 projects. This is something we are very proud of. In a sector that suffers from skills shortages, we feel our contribution to job creation and capability building in the sustainability world has been outsized.

Our business planning, and our corporate governance is built around our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals....