How organizations navigate AI ethics
While many organizations commit publicly to responsible AI principles, a gap often exists when they put those principles into practice....
Governance
Before you say yes: Five lenses for effective family due diligence before joining a family business board
February 5, 2026 • by Estelle Métayer, Marleen Dieleman in Governance • 10 min read • 
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Joining the board of a family business can be one of the most rewarding roles a director takes on, but it requires a different kind of due diligence. Beyond financials and formal...
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Want to innovate for people and planet? You need to rethink the value chain
Responsible innovation hinges on wholly new governance mechanisms. In our study, recipient of the Journal of Management Studies 2022 Best Paper Award, we argue that you need to reframe value creation in...
New framework needed to cut through sustainability jungle
September 26, 2023 • by Jonathan Normand, Fabio Monnet in Governance • 11 min read
With over 300 sustainability standards and labels available, it’s no wonder that so many companies get away with ‘greenwashing’. A new approach is needed....
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Empowering unbanked populations: How to increase financial inclusion with community group savings
In Botswana, a group savings and lending project is offering lifelines to the nation’s un- and underbanked. We think this homegrown solution could work well in other African nations, too....
Think local: approaching business in Africa without the usual excuses
“In Africa, the low hanging fruits are the size of watermelons,” the former President of Dow Africa, Stéphane Paquier, memorably told me. Here, I look at three reasons European companies are still...
Marketing was the child of globalization but will be the parent of sustainability
Marketing often gets a bad rap due to its association with the excesses of capitalism, but it can play an important role in driving more sustainable business practices and consumption patterns, says...
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