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How AI should clean up its environmental act

April 10, 2024 • by Tomoko Yokoi in Sustainability • 6 min read

Criticisms of artificial intelligence’s impact on sustainability are justified, says IMD’s Tomoko Yokoi, but there are important steps that technology companies can take to address the problem...

Sustainable Supply Chain vertical integration

Securing supply chains through vertical integration

March 28, 2024 • by Carlos Cordon in Sustainability • 7 min read

Organizations are facing increasingly demanding challenges, from soaring materials costs to new geopolitical risks and perpetual supply chain instability. New international rules add to the pressure, requiring companies to manage the Scope...

Closing the climate gap: the rise of green finance

February 21, 2024 • by Gerrit Sindermann in Sustainability • 7 min read

The financial sector has a crucial role to play in enabling the transition towards sustainable finance. So how can financial institutions establish themselves as drivers of the green transition rather than financers...

ESG to fight climate change and pollution

Under attack from multiple angles, does ESG’s evolution need a helping hand?

February 5, 2024 • by Eugenio Longo in Sustainability • 7 min read

Standards, supply chains, and 'white spots': ESG's star is still in the ascendancy – but businesses and banks need immaculate data to report with confidence....

Venture capital: generate impact or push for a healthy return?

January 29, 2024 • by Valentina Masseretti , Anita Quas , Stefano Romito, Clodia Vurro in Sustainability • 8 min read

Impact venture capital in Europe is generating lower financial returns than its traditional counterpart. Here are three possible reasons why....

Access to basic services and infrastructures

How social finance can drive sustainable development

January 24, 2024 • by Borja García Fernandez in Sustainability • 9 min read

Access to basic services and infrastructure remains out of reach for an alarming number of people. Social finance, targeted at addressing deep-set societal challenges, is one way for investors to make a...

Do aggregate economic profit outcomes align with established metrics about national business environments?

January 23, 2024 • by Camilla Erencin, Simon J. Evenett, Alexander Gruber, Felix Reitz in Sustainability • 4 min read

The economic profit measure developed in the Crux of Capitalism initiative is based solely on reported firm performance. As such it departs from established metrics of the national business environment...

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Measuring impact wins public trust and is good for the bottom line

January 22, 2024 • by Sonja Haut in Sustainability • 11 min read

Impact metrics are not just about keeping regulators and investors happy, they can help unearth new pockets of value for companies, from talent and brand appeal to efficiency and innovation....