Sustainability

No job title required: Anyone can be a catalyst for change

August 4, 2026 • by Elisa Alt , Katrin Heucher , Sara Soderstrom in Sustainability • 13 min read • Audio availableAudio available

Valuable social and environmental initiatives can come from anywhere. Elisa Alt, Katrin Heucher, and Sara Soderstrom offer a research-backed roadmap for leaders to activate the ‘change agents’ already on the payroll....

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The hidden rules of green innovation: What leaders get wrong about regulation

February 26, 2026 • by Ivan Miroshnychenko, Knut Haanaes, Julia Binder in Sustainability • 8 min read

Environmental policy doesn’t drive green innovation equally everywhere. Our research shows it falters in advanced economies, accelerates innovation in emerging ones, and relies on informal networks where formal institutions fall short....

The good, the bad, and the ugly: What big energy and utilities players tell us about the new sustainability reporting regime

January 19, 2026 • by Sara Ratti, Frederic Barge, Florian Hoos, Florence Hugard, Danielle Landesz Campen, Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 12 min read

First-year CSRD and ESRS disclosures boost transparency in energy and utilities, but early evidence shows compliance is outweighing strategic insight....

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