Once again this year, the iQo teams participated in the Produrable 2025 trade show, a must-attend event for stakeholders in sustainable transformation andPositive Impact. This year’s event was held under the inspiring theme: “Legacies: Protect, Restore, Pass On.”
A powerful unifying theme, at a time when companies are called upon to balance economic performance, social impact, and respect for resources.
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Sustainable Performance and Positive Impact: A Strategic Imperative
What we take away from this edition: Sustainable performance has now emerged as a key driver of transformation and long-term value creation.
Against a backdrop of accelerated environmental transition, heightened societal expectations, and increasing regulatory pressure (particularly through the CSRD and the European taxonomy), organizations can no longer limit themselves to reducing their impacts.
They must:
- rethink their business models
- secure their future profitability
- strengthen their resilience in the face of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) risks
Sustainability is becoming a driver of competitiveness, capable of uniting teams, attracting talent, and fostering a dialogue of trust with stakeholders.
Dual Materiality at the Heart of Transformation at Impact Positif
A key concept in the new European regulations, dual materiality is emerging as a true strategic governance framework.
It makes it possible to link financial performance with non-financial impacts by measuring how:
- ESG issues affect the company (financial materiality)
- The company influences its environment and society (materiality of impact)
This structural approach helps senior management, finance departments, and CSR departments to:
- prioritize
- manage risks
- Identify opportunities for sustainable transformation
Furthermore, as several speakers at the conference pointed out, dual materiality is also becoming a strategic decision-making tool: it allows sustainability to be integrated into the core of the business model rather than remaining on its periphery.
Practical Strategies to Accelerate Sustainable Transformation
🧭 The Duty of Care
Mentioned in particular by BPI France during the "Fresque des Procurement Responsables", this principle has emerged as an essential pillar for preventing human rights and environmental abuses in value chains.
Companies must strengthen their processes for assessing, mapping, and monitoring partners in order to anticipate future European regulatory requirements (CSDDD Directive).
🔗 Responsible Procurement s and supplier relationships
As shared by Barbara Bressand-Sussfeld, Director of CSR & Sustainable Development at L’Oréal, Procurement s are a practical tool for managing environmental impacts and driving sustainable innovation.
The key practices for embedding CSR in the supply chain are:
- co-development strategies with suppliers
- Contractual provisions based on environmental criteria
- promoting circularity
🌍 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Topic led by Laurent Babikian, an expert in sustainable finance, life cycle assessment has established itself as an indispensable scientific tool. It is useful for measuring the environmental impacts of a product, a service, or an organization.
LCA helps guide decisions toward efficient, low-carbon solutions that are aligned with climate neutrality goals.
These levers, combined with an integrated governance approach, pave the way for sustainable systemic transformation.
iQo supports the sustainable performance of organizations
With more than 11% of our revenue coming from consulting engagements that incorporate impact, iQo places sustainable transformation at the heart of its business model.
For iQo, this trade show reaffirms a strong conviction: sustainability is no longer just a nice-to-have; it is essential to performance.
Our teams support organizations in the operational implementation of their CSR and ESG strategies by drawing on cross-functional expertise in finance, transformation, data, and change management.
Since 2023, we have been helping our consultants in receiving training and certification in skills related to social impact.
Our goal: to help companies turn sustainable performance into a true driver of competitiveness and positive impact.
Procurement s strategic role in decarbonizing scope 3
Decarbonization has become a central issue for Procurement Departments, which play a key role in the company's emissions reduction strategy. Scope 3 emissions
CSR labels: how can iQo help you?
Obtaining a CSR label can be a daunting task for companies who set out without a methodology. A specific CSR label attests to a company's or an organization's
The growing risks of Greenwashing and Purpose washing
The climate emergency and the search for meaning and responsible brands are driving companies to multiply their initiatives, not only to do no harm, but above all to create a positive impact.
