Portas, PauloOliveira, Vitorino MelloHuysmans, Joren Lutgart a2025-02-212025-02-212024-02-022023-12-19http://hdl.handle.net/10362/179524Diversified portfolio holdings face challenges in establishing overarching sustainability strategies. This field lab report discusses these challenges. It opens with a case study of BEL Group, a Portuguese holding, that takes its next steps in establishing a centralized sustainability strategy. The teaching note dives deeper into the corporate governance aspect of the case study. Governance issues are examined using the McKinsey 7S model to enhance the governance design. Furthermore, the teaching note discusses the option to appoint a Chief Sustainability Officer to streamline operations. Finally, the evaluation report outlines best practices of sustainability reporting based on an analysis of leading global sustainability companies. The evaluation report concludes with tailored recommendations for BEL Group.engSustainabilitySustainable developmentDiversified holdingPortugalSustainable development goalsSdgsBel group - how to integrate a sustainability strategy in a diversified holding - how to adapt a governance structure to a new sustainability strategymaster thesis203865340