Sustainability Now: Six reasons to act
CEOs face unprecedented pressure to address environmental concerns “now”. Knut Haanaes, Julia Binder, and Bryony Jansen-van Tuyll explain why companies must heed this urgent imperative to act....
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The hidden rules of green innovation: What leaders get wrong about regulation
Environmental policy doesn’t drive green innovation equally everywhere. Our research shows it falters in advanced economies, accelerates innovation in emerging ones, and relies on informal networks where formal institutions fall short....
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Securing supply chains through vertical integration
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
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...
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....
Do aggregate economic profit outcomes align with established metrics about national business environments?
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...
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....
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Blended finance: how investors can do good without taking too big a risk
January 17, 2024 • by Maximilian Martin in Sustainability • 10 min read
Blended finance has the power to unleash the capital needed to drive progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals....
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