As sustainability reporting rules are diluted, the real test for CFOs begins

Voluntary Biodiversity Credits:  A guide for business

September 23, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Adrian Dellecker in Sustainability • 7 min read

This guide aims to help businesses navigate the rapidly evolving voluntary biodiversity credit (VBC) markets and decide whether and how to engage....

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How shared ownership is reshaping sustainability at Bayer

September 22, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Sustainability • 10 min read

Daniel Schneiders, Bayer’s climate program director, is helping turn sustainability from a strategic goal into a lived practice by changing how teams take ownership, make decisions, and deliver impact across the company....

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Climate risk is financial risk

September 18, 2025 • by Mindy Lubber in Sustainability • 7 min read

As climate shocks escalate and US politics push back, companies must treat climate risk as financial risk and integrate it into governance and long-term strategy....

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Energy transition: How to surf the wave of change

September 18, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Knut Haanaes in Sustainability • 15 min read

Future-ready organizations that focus on the energy transition and accelerate along with it will reap the benefits....

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Lean and clean are perfect partners, says CEO of engineering giant

September 16, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Sustainability • 9 min read

Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....

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How Maersk is pushing shipping toward net zero

September 11, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Sustainability • 1 min read • Podcast available

How Maersk is rewriting the rules of shipping decarbonization – through collaboration, purpose, and placing big bets on the fuels of the future. ...

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Leading supply chain transformation with strategic discipline: Stefan Noeken

September 9, 2025 • by Ralf Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Sustainability • 6 min read

Stefan Noeken, former EVP of Supply Chain Management and member of the executive board at Hilti Corporation, offers insights into the strategic evolution of supply chains and the key imperatives required to...

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Dealing with pressure: How Kärcher turns compliance into operational strength

September 8, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Sustainability • 7 min read

Working across the globe, Kärcher has adapted to a complex business environment by embracing environmental and social regulation and thrives by turning constraints into principles...

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The energy trilemma: why it pays to get the balance right

September 2, 2025 • by Ann-Christin Andersen , Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 9 min read

Dealing with the conflicting demands of price, sustainability, and security of energy supplies is challenging, but it’s a useful way to assess your firm’s resilience and agility....

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The new limits of growth

September 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...

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