How Hilti built a workforce that’s ready for any challenge
Hilti Corporation’s Head of People & Culture Development, Eivind Slaaen, explains why supporting employees in adapting to change is crucial to sustainable transformation...
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Follow the money: Why sustainability is not dead, just smarter
The war on woke has not killed sustainability – it has stripped out the noise and left the issues that were always going to matter. ...
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Aligning portfolios to net zero and investing in the transition
In conversation with IMD’s Jean-François Manzoni at the Nikkei Global Management Forum, Lombard Odier’s Annika Falkengren talks about the challenges of aligning portfolios to net zero and investing in the transition....
While the world trades punches, New Zealand shows the way ahead
February 6, 2023 • by Chuin Wei Yap in Sustainability • 7 min read
In pursuit of its mission to advance sustainable trade, the Hinrich Foundation, in partnership with IMD’s World Competitiveness Center, released the Sustainable Trade Index in November 2022. Against a backdrop of gloom,...
Let’s be clear: ESG is not ‘woke’ and it’s different from sustainability
In the second of a series of practical guides for organizations on sustainability, Julia Binder, Director of IMD’s Center for Sustainable and Inclusive Business, explains the important distinction between sustainability and ESG...
Climate change: Why business schools are failing
January 10, 2023 • by Andrew J. Hoffman in Sustainability • 5 min read
We are faced with an existential challenge that requires radical action. Tomorrow’s business leaders must learn to think critically about their role in society and how they will practice their craft in...
Businesses will need to take rapid action on nature reporting following COP15 biodiversity agreement
The global agreement on protecting nature and preventing biodiversity loss hammered out at the United Nations COP15 conference in Montreal will have significant implications for business, says Natalia Olynec....
How to make the business case for a sustainability strategy
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...
Businesses are forging ahead with climate action
December 2, 2022 • by Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 8 min read • 
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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
December 1, 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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