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How to make the business case for a sustainability strategy

12 December 2022 • by Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, Jules Wurlod in Sustainability • 5 min read

In the first of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, and Jules Wurlod explain why any successful sustainability strategy needs to be underpinned by a...

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Generation gap divides families in the race to go green

6 December 2022 • by Alfredo De Massis, Ivan Miroshnychenko in Sustainability • 7 min read

Even though family firms have a reputation for stewardship, they tend to underperform environmentally. Reversing this trend should be a priority....

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Businesses are forging ahead with climate action

2 December 2022 • by Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 8 min read

The recent COP27 meeting made only limited headway on measures to tackle climate change, but climate action by companies gives more grounds for optimism, and the current challenging economic and geopolitical environment...

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Towards climate-neutral aviation

1 December 2022 • by Sascha Nick in Sustainability • 6 min read

To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance...

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Social costs key challenge when going green

30 November 2022 • by Håkan Agnevall in Sustainability • 5 min read

Håkan Agnevall, chief executive of Finland’s Wärtsilä, one of the world’s leading power technology and services providers for the maritime and energy industries, gives his view on the human dimension of sustainability ...

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How to lower soaring energy costs (without worsening climate change)

16 November 2022 • by Carlos Cordon, Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 5 min read

As energy prices climb to record highs, businesses of all sectors and sizes need to start implementing energy-saving measures now to prepare for shortages over the winter. ...

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Transform climate grief into sustainable business leadership 

8 November 2022 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 6 min read

Executives and organizations should harness the impact and power of climate grief to accelerate action on sustainable business transformation, says Natalia Olynec. ...

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Setting business priorities on the slow road to COP targets

4 November 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Sustainability • 5 min read

On 26 October, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development brought together representatives from global companies, academia, policymakers, and NGOs to discuss the priorities for business as the world approaches the first...

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ALIEN thinking: innovating our way to a net-zero future

31 October 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Sustainability • 6 min read

How can we best accelerate our search for the new practices our planet needs to ensure its future? By adopting the habits of ALIEN thought, says Cyril Bouquet, IMD Professor of Strategy...

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Platforms for change: how business can successfully harness UN development goals

28 October 2022 • by Amanda Williams, Lara Anne Blasberg in Sustainability • 6 min read

Multistakeholder SDG platforms can open the way to enabling sustainability innovation both in and beyond companies, say IMD research fellow Amanda Williams and sustainability specialist Lara Anne Blasberg....

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