The new limits of growth
In the final article of our series, we explore how businesses face hard planetary and geopolitical limits that make the “business as usual” growth model untenable as climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and...

October 30, 2025 • by Christos Cabolis in Sustainability • 9 min read
The fragmentation of the global trade system is leading to the rise of new trade coalitions and corridors, said economists in a joint IMD-Hinrich Foundation webinar. ...
Continue readingSeptember 1, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Sustainability • 9 min read
In the final article of our series, we explore how businesses face hard planetary and geopolitical limits that make the “business as usual” growth model untenable as climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and...
September 1, 2025 • by Yuko Takano in Sustainability • 7 min read
The climate transition won’t happen from the sidelines. Active investors must step into the conversation, ask better questions, and hold capital to a higher standard. ...
August 28, 2025 • by André Hoffmann in Sustainability • 4 min read
The push for a more ecological way of doing business championed by Europe and China, among others, is cause for hope....
August 27, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Sustainability • 7 min read
The race for tech sovereignty is intensifying as AI’s growth drives fierce competition for the rare minerals, chips, energy, and talent that underpin advanced computing. Supply chain fragility, geopolitical tensions, and export...
August 25, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Sustainability • 7 min read
After decades of cheap everything, a new economic order is emerging where the old world of unquestioned abundance is over. In the third part of our five-article series, we explore how this...
August 21, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Sustainability • 9 min read
In this second article of our series on geopolitics and circularity, we examine how the scramble for critical inputs is fueling a new era of resource wars and what it means for...
August 19, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Sustainability • 10 min read
How the world’s largest independent McDonald’s franchisee is leveraging global brand programs for social and environmental impact across Latin America and the Caribbean. ...
August 18, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Sustainability • 7 min read
This first article on the intersection of geopolitics and circularity explores what the end of globalization means for trade relations and business strategies, and how circularity can offer a solution to a...
August 14, 2025 • by Zoë Falquet in Sustainability • 7 min read
Zoë Falquet, Sustainability Director at International Petroleum Corporation, reflects on how an unplanned path and a conviction to lead from within helped shape her ESG leadership journey. ...
August 12, 2025 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 11 min read
Much has been said about corporate sustainability – and much of it is wrong. It’s time to retire common misconceptions and consider it a strategic lever for value creation, resilience, and competitiveness....
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