Sustainability trends businesses must watch in 2025
IMD experts list the key themes they believe will shape business goals over the coming 12 months, ranging from competition for green talent to a move to scale sustainability efforts and recast...

March 25, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla, Matthias Altendorf in Sustainability • 6 min read
Why boards must reframe sustainability as a mechanism for long-term survival....
Continue readingDecember 27, 2024 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 15 min read
IMD experts list the key themes they believe will shape business goals over the coming 12 months, ranging from competition for green talent to a move to scale sustainability efforts and recast...
December 26, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin, Simon J. Evenett, Carlos Cordon in Sustainability • 10 min read
From tariffs to supply chain challenges, IMD experts predict the factors that will shape international trade in 2025....
December 18, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Barry Gavin in Sustainability • 16 min read
Green and sustainability-linked bonds offer companies new funding to reach sustainability goals. Salvatore Cantale and Barry Gavin explain how to balance processes with outcomes to tap into a booming market....
December 18, 2024 • by Nancy Lane, Anand Narasimhan, Heather Cairns-Lee in Sustainability • 6 min read
Anand Narasimhan, Heather Cairns-Lee, and Nancy Lane explain how an executive at SAP in California made it his mission to spread mindfulness around the world....
December 16, 2024 • by Kate Odziemkowska in Sustainability • 3 min read
Companies and activists often disagree on major issues, but collaborations between the two are critical to meeting grand societal challenges. Here’s how to resolve conflict and win support....
December 9, 2024 • by Heather Cairns-Lee in Sustainability • 3 min read
Activism is about bringing about change – and we can all do it, in our different ways. See if you can recognize yourself in the typography below....
December 6, 2024 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Sustainability • 5 min read
CEOs now expect GenAI to transform their businesses. IMD's Tomoko Yokoi asks how adoption of the technology could affect carbon reduction and climate goals...
November 26, 2024 • by Morten B. Pedersen, Jan van der Kaaij in Sustainability • 10 min read
How sustainability strategies may be turned into workable programs using business design thinking....
November 25, 2024 • by Florian Hoos in Sustainability • 3 min read
Many companies treat sustainability reporting purely as an add-on to financial reporting. Here's how to use it to disrupt your industry to your advantage....
November 22, 2024 • by Salvatore Cantale, Jean-Jacques de Dardel, Hongyu Overlack Li in Sustainability • 7 min read
Vital to trade and commerce throughout history, trust is more important than ever in the age of global warming and artificial intelligence...
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