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Four sustainability strategies and when to use them

December 16, 2022 • by Goutam Challagalla, Frédéric Dalsace in Sustainability • 3 min read

It is important to understand the approaches you can take towards sustainability when crafting your business strategy....

Generation gap divides families in the race to go green

December 6, 2022 • by Alfredo De Massis, Ivan Miroshnychenko in Sustainability • 7 min read

Even though family firms have a reputation for stewardship, they tend to underperform environmentally. Reversing this trend should be a priority....

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Businesses are forging ahead with climate action

December 2, 2022 • by Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 8 min read • Podcast available

The recent COP27 meeting made only limited headway on measures to tackle climate change, but climate action by companies gives more grounds for optimism, and the current challenging economic and geopolitical environment...

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Towards climate-neutral aviation

December 1, 2022 • by Sascha Nick in Sustainability • 6 min read

To play its part in global efforts to solve the climate crisis, global aviation would need to reduce passenger flight volumes to 1984 levels and set up a new fund to finance...

How to square the circle on sustainability

November 17, 2022 in Sustainability • 6 min read

Companies that integrate sustainability into their core strategy at the highest level will be better placed to reap long-term value for the benefit of shareholders and society alike....

Test yourself: Are you ready for real collaboration on sustainability?

November 16, 2022 in Sustainability • 2 min read

You can't go it alone when it comes to sustainability, but not every company is prepared for the level of collaboration necessary....

Transform climate grief into sustainable business leadership

November 8, 2022 • by Natalia Olynec in Sustainability • 6 min read

Executives and organizations should harness the impact and power of climate grief to accelerate action on sustainable business transformation, says Natalia Olynec....

ALIEN thinking: innovating our way to a net-zero future

October 31, 2022 • by Cyril Bouquet in Sustainability • 6 min read

How can we best accelerate our search for the new practices our planet needs to ensure its future? By adopting the habits of ALIEN thought, says Cyril Bouquet, IMD Professor of Strategy...

Platforms for change: how business can harness UN development goals for its own – and the planet’s – benefit

Platforms for change: how business can successfully harness UN development goals

October 28, 2022 • by Amanda Williams, Lara Anne Blasberg in Sustainability • 6 min read

Multistakeholder SDG platforms can open the way to enabling sustainability innovation both in and beyond companies, say IMD research fellow Amanda Williams and sustainability specialist Lara Anne Blasberg....

Fighting climate change may be right, but it also needs to be fair

October 25, 2022 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 5 min read

Measures to safeguard the planet are expensive and tend to hit those on the lowest incomes hardest. So, when it comes to ESG, it is vital to take social factors into account...