Sustainability transformation: five books to inspire you
October 13, 2023 in Sustainability • 4 min read
IMD professors recommend books to help you think differently about the challenges posed by sustainable business transformation....
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Why whisky isle’s digital ecosystem is a golden blend
Trust and governance, not data and technology, will separate winners from losers in the race to build ecosystems that sustain value. A remote Scottish island offers a few clues to the way...
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Balancing act: can the World Bank tackle the climate crisis and poverty reduction?
To achieve this delicate equilibrium, the bank should be implementing governance reforms, carefully managing the transition to cleaner energy sources, and adopting a market-driven approach to financing and investment....
Chicken or pig? New ESG rules require true board commitmentÂ
October 10, 2023 • by Jan van der Kaaij, Sam Gill in Sustainability • 8 min read
A well-known metaphor in business illustrates levels of buy-in: imagine a chicken and a pig discussing a bacon and egg sandwich – the chicken is engaged, but the pig is committed! A...
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Are you ready for employees to scrutinize your sustainability strategy?
With a growing number of employees holding their organizations to account over sustainability commitments, the onus is on HR departments to explain a firm’s purpose and impact if they are to attract...
Google and Amazon care about balancing gender in tech leadership. Here’s why you should too
October 6, 2023 in Sustainability • 6 min read • 
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Armed with sustainable missions and entrepreneurial nous, women in tech tend to get the job they apply for more often than men: so how can we bolster this potent little minority?...
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...
How a firm’s true added value can benefit society
October 3, 2023 • by Simon J. Evenett, Felix Reitz in Sustainability • 13 min read
Measuring economic profits rather than accounting profits is a far more reliable indicator of a company’s performance. And value-creating firms are well-equipped to help fund sustainability as well as making healthy returns...
A revolution in conservation? How biodiversity credits can help fund a nature-positive way of doing businessÂ
Voluntary biodiversity credits are a nascent tool that can help plug the biodiversity funding gap by allowing companies to contribute to nature restoration and nature-positive agendas. Here’s how companies can get ahead...
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