Environmental Sustainability

Many smart, strategic business decisions come with a price. Only in sustainability is this considered a problem.

The green energy transition is underway — and inaction is a risky business bet.

An Olympics sustainability leader shares key lessons on cutting carbon emissions quickly in this short video.

AI can help with the climate crisis — although it risks sabotaging its accomplishments with its swelling energy use.

Sustainability initiatives can be profitable if managers think creatively about pricing, market demand, and costs.

Extract more value from materials and resources and improve sustainability by examining your products’ full life cycles.

Companies serious about sustainability need to make a business case for investing in lobbying to advance climate policy.

A three-part framing outlines the reasons for businesses to act on the world’s climate change challenges.

Many U.S. companies will soon have to follow EU sustainability reporting mandates — and contend with double materiality.

Anti-ESG sentiment led to “greenhushing” in 2023, even as the planet experienced its hottest year ever. What’s next?

Artificial intelligence developers can make choices that will reduce the emissions generated by AI training models.

Large AI models are big energy consumers and carbon emitters. Sustainable AI practices can reduce their environmental impact.

Mandatory sustainability reporting will help companies show investors how they intend to manage risk and create value.

Business leaders need to set interim targets judiciously to get early wins and build momentum for sustainability goals.

Sustainability efforts often get blamed when companies trip up. That’s not fair or logical.

A study finds that U.S. consumers believe businesses could positively impact society but fall short in sustainability.

Exponential growth has been key to technology’s progress. The same is needed for climate action.

Experts weigh whether short-term financial pressures will complicate businesses’ environmental sustainability efforts.

WWF’s Dave Thau discusses how artificial intelligence aids nature conservation efforts on the Me, Myself, and AI podcast.

While ESG gets buffeted by the winds of political theater, the work of sustainability continues.