Matthew Lynch is the Associate Director of the Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value. He has over twenty years’ experience in sustainability working with international organizations, NGOs and the private sector. Prior to his position at Ivey, Matthew was the Vice President – Global Partnerships and Initiatives at the World Council on City Data, and the Director, Sustainable Cities at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development in Geneva Switzerland. Contact: mlynch@ivey.ca
It’s time for corporate boards to expand their role because achieving sustainability involves shifting strategies and business models to capitalize on opportunities.
Indigenous voices and greater stakeholder interests, along with a serious focus on international comparability, need to be a real part of the standards oversight conversation