School feeding program in Nigeria (A): Tetra Pak’s business and development goal

Healthcare Leader’s Approach to Sustainable Transformation

First-hand insights from a healthcare executive navigating sustainability in a tightly regulated sector, where progress is slow, but leadership makes it possible.

By Núria Ibáñez-García

L’Oréal Sustainability - Kiri Trier

Dr. Kiri Trier, the beauty giant’s regional sustainability chief, explains her drive to change customer habits and make cutting waste, refilling, and recycling part of their daily bathroom routine.

By Julia Katharina Binder and Esther Salvi

9 June 2025

The ‘Cola Wars’ of sustainability: How corporate rivalries can accelerate sustainable business transformation - IbyIMD

As companies jostle for sustainability leadership, these competitive rivalries are proving unexpectedly powerful in accelerating environmental action, while strategic collaborations can amplify the impact.

By Goutam Challagalla and Knut Haanaes

Twin transformation: A gripping tale of how AI and sustainability converge, and the race to get it right

Book

Have you ever wondered why AI and sustainability seem so promising, yet so often fail to take off inside traditional companies? Or why, despite their potential synergy, AI and sustainability are so rarely pursued together? Too often, companies tre...

Artificial Intelligence Sustainability Competitiveness Innovation Change Management

By Michael R. Wade and Konstantinos Trantopoulos

Article

Sustainability backsliding doesn’t have to mean back to square one

In President Trump’s second term, a variety of executive actions have reversed social progress. Withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement presents a significant challenge to bending the global emissions curve since it is one of the world’s larg...

Sustainability Diversity and Equity and Inclusion

By Amanda Williams, Lucrezia Nava and Gail Whiteman

in Stanford Social Innovation Review Online

2 June 2025

Article

Boundary conditions for organizations in the Anthropocene: A review of the planetary boundaries framework 10 years on

We systematically review business research concerning the planetary boundaries framework: A natural science framework that identifies nine Earth system boundaries that govern the safe operating space for humanity. Ten years after the introduction ...

Sustainability

By Amanda Williams, Paolo Perego and Gail Whiteman

in Journal of Management Studies

June 2025, vol. 62, no.4, pp. 1811-1846, https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13150

Article

Beyond corporate environmental disclosure: Tangible efforts or greenwashing? The case of Italian non-financial listed companies

Environmental claims are becoming increasingly common in corporate disclosures, but whether they correspond to genuine environmental action rather than greenwashing remains unclear. This paper explores the relationship between companies' environme...

Sustainability

By Sara Ratti, Marika Arena, Giovanni Azzone and Laura Dell'Agostino

in Sustainable Development

29 May 2025, ePub before print, https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.3544

Riding the duck curve - Evolving in the energy landscape

Solar power floods grids with cheap energy, creating both challenges and opportunities. Learn how smart companies can capitalize on the duck curve.

Innovation Sustainability Technology Management

By Robert Earle and Karl Schmedders

Biodiversity Matters - Business Strategy

Biodiversity matters for long-term business survival. Here's how companies can build resilient, nature-based strategies to address environmental risk.

Algorithms and ecosystems - AI in biodiversity conservation

AI in biodiversity conservation is opening new opportunities for businesses to better understand and protect nature.

By Adrian Dellecker