Business and science: Partners for sustainability?
Science-based approaches to sustainability are on the rise as firms seek to build strategies that align with the planetary boundaries. But how can scientists and businesses see eye to eye?...
Gail Whiteman is the Founder of Arctic Basecamp and Professor of Sustainability at the University of Exeter’s Business School in the UK. A visiting professor at IMD, she is an expert on global risk arising from the systemic changes occurring in the natural environment. She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Frontier Risk, and Professor-in-Residence at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She is actively involved in building science-based targets for a future low-carbon economy.
15 January 2025 • by Amanda Williams, John N. Parker, Steve Kennedy , Gail Whiteman in Sustainability • 7 min read
Science-based approaches to sustainability are on the rise as firms seek to build strategies that align with the planetary boundaries. But how can scientists and businesses see eye to eye?...
25 July 2024 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, Knut Haanaes in Supply chain • 7 min read
Turbulent times can leave businesses scrambling for measures to help them bounce back after disruption. But these actions may in fact increase overall supply chain fragility. ...
21 September 2021 • by Amanda Williams, Gail Whiteman, John N. Parker in Magazine • 12 min read
The UN set ambitious targets to clean up the world by 2030, but business leaders need to do more to make them a reality....
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