No blind spots: The board’s role in sustainabilityÂ
Sustainability must rise on boardroom agendas, not as a regulatory checkbox, but as a strategic imperative. The risks are tangible, and the opportunity to act has never been greater....

January 19, 2026 • by Sara Ratti, Frederic Barge, Florian Hoos , Florence Hugard, Danielle Landesz Campen, Karl Schmedders in Climate • 12 min read
First-year CSRD and ESRS disclosures boost transparency in energy and utilities, but early evidence shows compliance is outweighing strategic insight....
Continue readingNovember 7, 2025 • by Didier Cossin, Yukie Saito in Climate • 6 min read
Sustainability must rise on boardroom agendas, not as a regulatory checkbox, but as a strategic imperative. The risks are tangible, and the opportunity to act has never been greater....
November 3, 2025 in Climate • 9 min read
In this Masterclass hosted with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, Professors Michael Wade and Julia Binder discuss the benefits of bringing together AI and sustainability thinking....
October 3, 2025 • by Julia Binder in Climate • 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....
September 18, 2025 • by Mindy Lubber in Climate • 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....
September 1, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Climate • 9 min read
In the final article of our series, we explore how businesses face hard planetary and geopolitical limits that make the “business as usual” growth model untenable as climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and...
August 27, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Climate • 7 min read
The race for tech sovereignty is intensifying as AI’s growth drives fierce competition for the rare minerals, chips, energy, and talent that underpin advanced computing. Supply chain fragility, geopolitical tensions, and export...
August 25, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Climate • 7 min read
After decades of cheap everything, a new economic order is emerging where the old world of unquestioned abundance is over. In the third part of our five-article series, we explore how this...
August 18, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Climate • 7 min read
This first article on the intersection of geopolitics and circularity explores what the end of globalization means for trade relations and business strategies, and how circularity can offer a solution to a...
August 12, 2025 • by Julia Binder in Climate • 11 min read
Much has been said about corporate sustainability – and much of it is wrong. It’s time to retire common misconceptions and consider it a strategic lever for value creation, resilience, and competitiveness....
April 23, 2025 • by Karl Schmedders in Climate • 5 min read
CFOs must drive a financially disciplined way to manage environmental risks amid growing pushback against environmental sustainability efforts, explains IMD’s Karl Schmedders....
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