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. ...
Florian Hoos is Professor of Sustainability and Accounting, Program Director of Managing and Measuring Sustainability Impact, and served as IMD’s Managing Director of the Enterprise for Society Center (E4S) from 2022-2026.
April 17, 2026 • by Florian Hoos in Sustainability • 9 min read
The war on woke has not killed sustainability – it has stripped out the noise and left the issues that were always going to matter. ...
January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder, Arturo Bris, Frédéric Dalsace, Simon J. Evenett, Florian Hoos , Jennifer Jordan, Sara Ratti, Karl Schmedders, Sarah E. Toms, Ginka Toegel in Geopolitics • 14 min read
From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism....
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....
December 29, 2025 • by Frédéric Dalsace, Goutam Challagalla, Julia Binder, Florian Hoos , Sara Ratti, Adrian Dellecker, Howard H. Yu, Michael R. Wade, Vanina Farber, Karl Schmedders in Energy • 12 min read
In 2026, sustainability moves from lofty ambition to hard-nosed execution, driving resilience, competitiveness, and real business value. From circularity to AI-enabled energy systems and sustainable product design, IMD experts see action taking...
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