From driving cars to driving sustainable change
Leaving a “dream job” as an automotive design and test engineer in 2005, to complete his MBA at IMD, was the start of a journey in a completely different direction for mechanical...

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....
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Leaving a “dream job” as an automotive design and test engineer in 2005, to complete his MBA at IMD, was the start of a journey in a completely different direction for mechanical...
September 8, 2022 • by Susan Goldsworthy in Sustainability • 9 min read
To transition from an extractive economy to a regenerative one, business leaders must engage in dialogue about how to shift mindsets from a culture of growth to a culture of limits....
August 25, 2022 in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available
Håkan Agnevall, President and CEO of Wärtsilä, discusses the transformation facing the maritime and energy industries today...
August 18, 2022 • by Knut Haanaes, Frédéric Dalsace, James E. Henderson in Sustainability • 3 min read
It's become clear that sustainability can be used as a powerful marketing tool, but how many companies are actually doing what they say? Here are some tools to determine whether an organizing...
August 11, 2022 in Sustainability • 6 min read
As environmental disasters become more frequent, the role of sustainable human resource (HR) practices will be critical in supporting the wellbeing and safety of workers...
August 3, 2022 in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available
Oyku Isik discusses how to build digital resilience into business strategy, and what executives can do to secure their data...
August 2, 2022 • by Misiek Piskorski in Sustainability • 6 min read
Implicit bias training does not bring the desired results. Organizations should focus on helping employees to discuss diversity with each other and implement the outcomes of these conversations....
July 21, 2022 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Yara Kayyali Elalem in Sustainability • 6 min read
Taking a full supply chain perspective on sustainability has never been more urgent....
July 14, 2022 • by Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 8 min read
Why Paul Polman believes that companies whose leaders bring humanity back into business will help us all achieve net zero...
July 1, 2022 • by Anand Narasimhan, Stefan Michel, Karl Schmedders, Robert Hooijberg, Susan Goldsworthy, Alyson Meister, Katharina Lange, Shlomo Ben-Hur in Sustainability • 7 min read
From dealing with burnout and bullsh*t to the joys of friendship and climbing mountains, IMD professors offer a varied choice of summer reading material...
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