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?

Perspektiv worked alongside Link Alliance to support the IS As Built submission for Contract 3. Our role focused on technical modelling, documentation support, review, and independent assurance, contributing to Link Alliance’s achievement of a Leading IS Rating under ISC v1.2.

Carbon is no longer a back-office issue. It’s a boardroom priority, an investor demand, and a procurement requirement. The days of focusing solely on operational energy efficiency are over; the market now demands visibility across the entire value chain, which includes embodied carbon.