According to PwC's 12th Annual CEO survey, three quarters of UK CEOs have or are planning to make changes to their business to help tackle climate change over the next 12 months, and a large number are already making a return on their investment in several areas, including day to day operations, and recruitment and retention of staff.

Even in this economic climate, it seems, longer-term impacts are not being forgotten. And they are substantial.

Things like social and environmental impacts, which have historically had little impact on the bottom line, are increasingly being quantified and managed like any other business risk, with the same strategic insight, the same commercial logic and the same technical and professional expertise.

But there aren't just new costs to consider. For many sectors and companies, significant new opportunities are emerging, particularly as markets are created for lower-carbon, more sustainable goods and services. The most agile companies will anticipate these changes, create new products and services, and turn their ethical, social and environmental expertise and credentials into competitive advantage.

To meet the challenges of sustainability and climate change, you have to put these issues at the heart of your business. With a 17-year track record in sustainability and climate change, and deep sector-specific expertise, PwC can help you understand which issues will have the greatest impact in your business, form a coherent strategy to address them, and then support you through the often complex organisational changes needed to put your strategy in place.