MATERIAL INSIGHTS, MADE TO ORDER

Eye For Business offers customised business intelligence across key industry value chains, with a special focus on sustainability. We analyse policy updates, data releases, research journals and company disclosures to bring you fresh sustainability insights at the intersection of nature, climate and business.

Consumer durables

The highly competitive consumer durables sector faces several material sustainability issues. These include managing complex global supply chains to meet consumer demands while keeping costs low, maintaining product availability and dealing with low profit margins. Both brick-and-mortar and e-commerce businesses must navigate intense competition and reputational risks due to the substitutable nature of their products.

Health

Against a backdrop of challenges such as regulatory compliance, affordability, ethical production and healthcare waste, the health sector is under considerable external pressure to adapt. From pharmaceuticals to equipment to healthcare services, there is an increasing focus on technology to reduce risk, meet growing health needs and protect long-term profitability.

Energy

Energy sector organisations face material sustainability risks including regulatory compliance, greenhouse gas emissions, transition to low-carbon technologies, physical climate risks, biodiversity loss, water management and waste management. These issues can result in penalties, stranded assets, disrupted operations, reputational damage and increased legal and operational costs.

Food & beverages

The food & beverages sector is an essential part of global sustainable development in terms of food security and health outcomes. Sustainability risks include climate change impacts, emissions, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, pesticide use, as well as water and waste management and supply chain vulnerabilities.

Manufacturing

Traditional manufacturing is being transformed by increasing stakeholder clamour to improve its environmental impact. Across chemicals, packaging, aerospace and technology hardware, organisations must confront operational issues regarding emissions, air quality, energy and water management as well as hazardous waste disposal, in order to mitigate costs and risks.

Materials

From mining, to production of metals, construction materials and forestry, the material sector has an outsized environmental impact and policy relevance for sustainable development. Organisations must adapt to demands for responsible mining, sustainable production and environmentally-conscious forest management.

Mobility

Organisations in aviation, automotive manufacturing, shipping and logistics industries face material sustainability risks including operational disruptions from extreme weather, regulatory costs from emission targets and market risks from slow energy transition and outdated technology.

Tourism

Post-Covid-19, the tourism sector faces sustainability challenges including emissions, construction, waste disposal, local sourcing, and natural and cultural heritage preservation. Organisations in aviation, accommodation, travel booking, and catering must consider the potential financial impact of higher operating costs, potential fines and reputational damage.

Coming soon: RETAIL

The complexity of managing global supply chains and exposure to product safety and data security issues are among the main challenges faced by retail activities in all economic sectors. We will shortly offer a dedicated subscription bringing together all our sustainability related retail analysis.

Coming soon: INFRASTRUCTURE

The construction industry enables people to work, consume and travel. Real estate activities are uniquely affected by issues of durability, finance and asset liquidity. We will shortly offer analysis of building materials, construction and real estate.

Coming soon: FINANCIAL SERVICES

Based on their intermediary role between corporates and investors, financial markets have a major impact on corporate behaviour and the allocation of capital to sustainable activities. We will offer dedicated financial services analysis shortly.

Coming soon: CITIES

The relevance of cities, as centres of commerce, living and even climate change, has never been greater. We will shortly introduce analysis looking at the oversized impacts of cities on challenges such as air pollution, disaster prevention, infrastructure, energy, waste and health.

Business intelligence that helps firms to:

Understand

For all our analysis, we establish a wide business context by looking at general and industry-specific insights from flagship reports, regulations, academic journals and standards

Assess

We provide insight into sustainability and general risks (and opportunities) by looking at the sources of business uncertainty, the probability and impact of specific risks, and internal monitoring and controls

Act

By analysing public sustainability and accounting disclosures by significant firms in all regions, including the Global South, we offer a unique, balanced view of corporate sustainability actions and impact

Disclose

We illuminate the relevant sustainability and accounting standards, technical protocols and metrics that can be used to support public reporting disclosures by firms

Why Eye For Business?

Global perspective

Global context: we bring you a global perspective, encompassing insights from the Global North and the Global South.

Customisation

Personalised insights: select from over 24 industries within 8 sectors to create a subscription that aligns with your unique business landscape.

Comprehensive scope

Inclusive analysis: our value chain approach includes insights relevant to businesses of all sizes, from startups to multinational corporations.

Practical insights

Clear and concise: we deliver insights that are practical and easy to understand, steering clear of unnecessary complexity and buzzwords.

Our products

My Eye

My Eye is our exclusive portal, offering actionable insight into sustainability-related risks and opportunities for key industry value chains. Subscribers to My Eye gain customisable access to online analysis and quarterly reports globally or for granular industries

Bespoke writing

Eye For Business helps organisations to create impactful reports and advocacy briefs. We can also provide support for sustainability-related reporting and disclosures, taking into account regulatory requirements and industry best practices.