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The quality of corporate leadership has come under great scrutiny recently as many have questioned the ability of leaders to articulate and deliver a vision commanding the broad support of investors, customers, employees, and other stakeholders. Most large companies acknowledge the need to be more responsive  to shifting societal expectations, to be better able to establish trusting relationships with stakeholders, and to become more open and accountable. And yet those  same companies often struggle to translate good intentions into good practice. In no small way  this is due to the lack  of any serious,  practical guidance addressing  the outmoded way in which leaders tend to be selected and developed. We refer to this as the “sustainability leadership gap.”The research  reported here comes from a collaboration between BSR, Changing Consciousness,  and Executiva Ltd to describe the competencies necessary  for senior  managers, executive teams, and boards  to lead with sustainability in mind. The research  sought to achieve this by drawing useful insights from the experience of those  in leadership positions in companies recognized for their sophistication in balancing business success   with a social license to operate and grow.

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