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Best Practice in Sustainable Business Transformation
From ambition to execution – discover how 10 global companies are turning sustainability into strategy, action, and competitive advantage.
Business leaders are no longer debating whether to act on sustainability, but how to drive change that is credible, scalable, and economically sound. Spanning industries from energy to consumer goods, these 10 cases reveal what real transformation looks like from the inside.
What you’ll discover:
• How Alpiq and Bayer are redefining leadership, culture, and trust to embed sustainability as a core capability.
• How Kärcher is turning compliance into advantage through stronger data, metrics, and operational discipline.
• How Arcos Dorados is aligning purpose, impact, and scale.
• Why PMI is zeroing in on its most material issue to build long-term credibility.
• How Lindström and Wärtsilä are shaping markets through circular models, innovation, and cross-sector collaboration.
• How GEA is co-developing solutions with suppliers to cut Scope 3 emissions at scale.
• How City Cement and L’Oréal are setting new standards and reshaping consumer expectations.
Whether you’re guiding a global enterprise or shaping sustainability within a growing organization, this collection offers the frameworks, insights, and real-world lessons to build transformations that endure – and to help leaders turn sustainability into long-term competitiveness.
Publisher
IMD
Publication date
21 November 2025
“From reshaping culture and capabilities to accelerating innovation and market transformation, this collection offers real-world lessons on how leading organizations embed sustainability into the core of their strategy and impact.”
“Illustrated with real-world examples of culture shifts, innovation, and market transformation, this collection turns sustainability principles into practical pathways that enable leaders to drive meaningful, long-term impact.”
Contents
Part 1: Strengthening the foundations: Leadership, culture, and core capabilities – Julia Binder & Esther Salvi
- Rewiring the grid: How Alpiq is aligning culture and collaboration to power the energy transition
- Rethinking the formula: How shared ownership is reshaping sustainability at Bayer
- Dealing with pressure: How Kärcher turns compliance into operational strength
- Creating a ‘Recipe for the Future’: How Arcos Dorados is turning global scale into local impact
- Leaving the smoke behind: How Philip Morris International is addressing its legacy and redefining is value proposition
Part 2: Accelerating the transformation: Innovation, ecosystems, and market shifts – Julia Binder & Esther Salvi
- Navigating uncharted waters: Wärtsilä’s journey to decarbonize global shipping and energy
- Weaving new threads: How Lindström is reframing circular workwear in Asia
- More than a makeover: How L’Oréal aims to make sustainability glamorous
- Engineering for a better world: How GEA is transforming industrial ecosystems
- Cementing the future: How City Cement is pioneering low-carbon solutions for Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030
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