What if sustainability wasn’t a separate workstream, but an everyday lens for making better decisions?
As organisations strive to meet growing expectations around ESG performance, climate resilience, and long-term value creation, asset managers are increasingly being asked to translate sustainability into day-to-day practice. But how?
The Asset Management Council’s Sustainability & Resilience in Asset Management (SRiAM) Special Interest Group explores this question in a new discussion paper:
“Asset Management Decision Making Through a Sustainability Lens.”
This paper encourages asset-intensive organisations to move beyond compliance-focused approaches and consider how sustainability principles can be embedded into their existing asset management systems, decisions, and culture.
What’s Inside?
The paper offers practical insights into:
- What it means to use a sustainability lens when evaluating trade-offs and priorities
- How to build on existing ISO 55000-aligned systems to support long-term outcomes
- Ways to incorporate social, environmental, and economic sustainability into routine asset decisions
- The importance of leadership, culture, and stakeholder values in sustainable decision-making
- Case examples showing how sustainability-aligned decisions have been successfully implemented across sectors
Why it Matters
Using a sustainability lens is not about adding another layer of process—it’s about seeing value more clearly, making trade-offs more transparently, and ensuring decisions align with what truly matters over the long term.
Whether you’re dealing with aging infrastructure, budget constraints, or shifting climate conditions, applying a sustainability lens can help unlock smarter, more resilient, and more responsible asset strategies.
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