Following the announcement of President Von der Leyen during her first State of the Union speech, the European Commission has explained in a communication how the target of reducing CO² emissions to 55% of the 1990 level within 2030 can be reached. Reaching this objective requires a horizontal and holistic approach to the different policy domains and economic sectors. To create innovative and sustainable business ecosystems, it’s about providing managers and workers with adequate transition and leadership skills.

Advancing on the sustainability revolution, to make sure Europe can become the first carbon-neutral continent by 2050, is the main political priority of the current European Commission, which will soon celebrate its first year in power. The European Climate Law Regulation, tabled in March 2020, represents the “core” of the EU regulatory efforts to achieve this objective. The regulation sets a series of intermediary steps (and a precise timeline) to achieve the “irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions” in Europe. To complement the legal provisions of the law, a communication was adopted on September 17th setting the level of reduction of GHG emissions to 55% of 1990 levels (to be reached by 2030) and detailing how different policy domains can contribute to achieving this result.

Managers are in the frontline of successful transitions, as they drive change within the structures in which they operate. In order to do so, more attention shall be put on their needs for this transition, as well as the necessary training opportunities put in place. With its Sustainable Leadership Project, CEC European Managers is currently investigating what these needs are and what must be done to accelerate Sustainable Leadership development by managers in Europe.

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