Sustainability

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.

This issue of MIT SMR focuses on sustainability, customer and employee engagement, and strategic planning.

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.

To comply with new sustainability rules, consumer brands need much more visibility into products’ chemical compositions.

Meaningful economic climate action requires not only regulation but commercial demand for sustainable finance.

Executives who lead research and innovation are well placed to help their companies cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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.

U.S. employers are lagging at embedding sustainability into their organizations, new research shows.

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.

Transparency about how minerals are sourced advances environmental justice and climate protection.

Developing products using materials from biological sources can yield more sustainable business models.

The authors present a new framework for assessing the effects of a company’s social and environmental practices.

Goods made from reused materials are more appealing when customers are primed to spin a narrative about their history.