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Inside the Transition: The outlook for COP 30 and the road ahead

October 6, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 2 min read • Podcast available

Knut Haanaes and Julia Binder explore the front lines of the energy transition with Paul Watkinson, revealing the politics, tech, and strategies shaping a sustainable world....

The Doughnut business leaders can no longer afford to ignore

October 3, 2025 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 8 min read

The updated “Doughnut” of social and planetary boundaries has just been released, and the findings aren’t good. Businesses have a role to play to get the planet back on track....

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The US has turned its back on net zero, but all is not lost

September 30, 2025 • by Jerry Davis in Sustainability • 8 min read

The success of the biggest American companies and pension funds depends on international markets. Perhaps this can give the world the leverage it needs to keep the US on board for the...

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VARO’s twin-engine strategy on energy strikes the right balance

September 29, 2025 • by Winter Nie, Ivy Buche in Sustainability • 15 min read

The Swiss-based energy group is plotting a course toward a renewables-focused future, without abandoning its traditional customer base. Here we explore five key principles that have underpinned the company’s success....

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Why businesses should care about voluntary biodiversity credits

September 25, 2025 • by Adrian Dellecker in Sustainability • 6 min read

The nascent market of voluntary biodiversity credits offers businesses an innovative way to invest in nature, creating new opportunities to support measurable conservation outcomes....

How shared ownership is reshaping sustainability at Bayer

September 22, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Sustainability • 10 min read

Daniel Schneiders, Bayer’s climate program director, is helping turn sustainability from a strategic goal into a lived practice by changing how teams take ownership, make decisions, and deliver impact across the company....

Climate risk is financial risk

September 18, 2025 • by Mindy Lubber in Sustainability • 7 min read

As climate shocks escalate and US politics push back, companies must treat climate risk as financial risk and integrate it into governance and long-term strategy....

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Energy transition: How to surf the wave of change

September 18, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 15 min read

Future-ready organizations that focus on the energy transition and accelerate along with it will reap the benefits....

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Lean and clean are perfect partners, says CEO of engineering giant

September 16, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Sustainability • 9 min read

Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....