Inside the transition, with Pictet’s Marie-Laure Schaufelberger
IMD’s Inside the Transition hosts Pictet CSO Marie-Laure Schaufelberger to explore how finance drives the energy transition and ESG strategies....

June 10, 2026 • by Willem Van Gulck in ESG • 10 min read
Double materiality assessments will keep producing misalignment because key concepts – materiality, risk, impact and fairness – are fluid and open to interpretation. ...
Continue readingJanuary 13, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in ESG • 2 min read • Podcast available
IMD’s Inside the Transition hosts Pictet CSO Marie-Laure Schaufelberger to explore how finance drives the energy transition and ESG strategies....
November 18, 2025 • by Miljan Gutovic in ESG • 8 min read
Growing demand for building materials requires novel approaches to construction. Holcim CEO Miljan Gutovic shows how his company has adopted circularity as a new way to grow the business....
October 3, 2025 • by Julia Binder in ESG • 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 25, 2025 • by Adrian Dellecker in ESG • 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....
September 18, 2025 • by Mindy Lubber in ESG • 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 8, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in ESG • 7 min read
Working across the globe, Kärcher has adapted to a complex business environment by embracing environmental and social regulation and thrives by turning constraints into principles...
August 27, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in ESG • 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 ESG • 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 ESG • 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 14, 2025 • by Zoë Falquet in ESG • 7 min read
Zoë Falquet, Sustainability Director at International Petroleum Corporation, reflects on how an unplanned path and a conviction to lead from within helped shape her ESG leadership journey. ...
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