How to design exec compensation to translate climate ambition into action: 3 steps for boards

February 25, 2026 • by Sara Ratti in Sustainability • 3 min read

For most companies, climate action has limited influence on executive decision-making. Here’s how boards can design compensation structures that motivate leaders to meet corporate climate ambitions. ...

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How to succeed as an enterprise co-pilot: Three priorities for the modern CFO

February 24, 2026 • by I by IMD in Sustainability • 5 min read

Schindler CFO Carla De Geyseleer explains how today’s CFO acts as a strategic co-pilot, uses sustainability to drive growth, and develops future finance leaders....

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Sustainability is dead – true or false?

February 23, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 2 min read

Myths abound when it comes to corporate sustainability. Can you tell fact from fiction? Test your knowledge on the common misconceptions here....

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Endress+Hauser: How to future-proof a 70-year-old market leader

February 17, 2026 • by Goutam Challagalla in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available

Family ownership, strategic paranoia, and integrated sustainability: Matthias Altendorf on future-proofing global market leader Endress+Hauser....

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AI and the CSO: Harnessing technology to drive sustainable competitive advantage

February 17, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 10 min read

CSOs should harness artificial intelligence to embed sustainability at the center of strategy and growth. We explore how the most successful companies are already doing this. ...

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Long live life on earth

February 16, 2026 • by Julia Binder in Sustainability • 9 min read

Our pursuit of longer life cannot happen without a sustainable future for society and the planet. Julia Binder argues that we should target healthier lives for all, rather than for a few...

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Navigating the future of sustainable finance

February 11, 2026 • by Catherine Agamis, Hischam El-Agamy in Sustainability • 9 min read

How banks can position themselves across multiple futures to deliver on sustainability commitments while maintaining financial performance...

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Holcim’s Ram Muthu: Can circular construction scale?

January 27, 2026 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 2 min read • Podcast available

Holcim’s Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale....

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WEF Unplugged: Geopolitics, sustainability, and a look behind the scenes

January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available

Live from Davos: IMD’s Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy – and competing visions for the international order....

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Geopolitics dominates Davos: Values-based pragmatism as a blueprint for action

January 23, 2026 • by David Bach, Julia Binder, Arturo Bris, Frédéric Dalsace, Simon J. Evenett, Florian Hoos, Jennifer Jordan, Sara Ratti, Karl Schmedders, Sarah E. Toms, Ginka Toegel in Sustainability • 14 min read

From Trump and transatlantic tensions to AI’s reality check and sustainability’s reinvention, Davos 2026 signals a shift toward values-based pragmatism....

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