Are you using AI for a sustainable future? 

May 7, 2025 • by José Parra Moyano in Sustainability • 3 min read

As AI continues to reshape industries, businesses must navigate the balance between automation and human contribution. Take this short quiz to test your knowledge of its potential uses and check out our...

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How to leave a sustainable legacy: 5 leadership keys 

May 5, 2025 • by James Welch in Sustainability • 3 min read

A five-step approach can help you foster a sustainable legacy while supporting a financially sound future for your organization. James Welch explains how it’s done....

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Stakeholder capitalism can help build the currency of trust

April 28, 2025 • by Jordi Gual in Sustainability • 8 min read

Companies pursuing ESG goals increasingly face a backlash from shareholders who fear a drop in financial performance. Changes to corporate governance may be needed to restore trust on both sides of the...

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How to use design thinking to achieve sustainability goals 

April 28, 2025 • by Morten B. Pedersen, Jan van der Kaaij in Sustainability • 3 min read

Implementing sustainability programs is notoriously difficult. Here’s how to use a stakeholder-centered design-thinking approach to boost the chances of successful implementation....

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5 things to know about the energy transition in 2025

April 24, 2025 • by Knut Haanaes, Jad Mouawad in Sustainability • 7 min read

Despite headwinds from policy shifts and market pressures, the clean energy transition is gaining pace. Here are five key insights for business leaders on where it stands in 2025....

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The climate winter: Why CFOs must treat climate risk as a financial imperative

April 23, 2025 • by Karl Schmedders in Sustainability • 5 min read

CFOs must drive a financially disciplined way to manage environmental risks amid growing pushback against environmental sustainability efforts, explains IMD’s Karl Schmedders....

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How does sustainable leadership work? 

April 17, 2025 • by David Bach, Felix Zeltner in Sustainability • 4 min read • Podcast available

This episode takes you behind the scenes of a recent gathering led by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development together with IMD, where David Bach sat down with two sustainability leaders....

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Buying your way into entrepreneurship: the dss+ journey

April 16, 2025 • by Benoit Leleux in Sustainability • 9 min read

How a private equity-backed corporate carve-out created a successful, sustainable consulting powerhouse...

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Can biodiversity credits alter the landscape for nature conservation?

April 8, 2025 • by Adrian Dellecker in Sustainability • 2 min read • Podcast available

Join Mariana Sarmiento of Terrasos and Adrian Dellecker, a Senior Researcher at IMD, as they discuss commercial prospects in environmental innovation and voluntary biodiversity credits....

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Management myth-busters: We do ESG – we don’t need to measure impact

April 3, 2025 • by Sonja Haut in Sustainability • 3 min read

Many companies still believe that compliance with ESG criteria is sufficient to keep regulators and investors happy and ensure business sustainability. Not so, says Sonja Haut, who identifies seven ways in which...

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