Climate Change
Decarbonizing Our Toughest Sectors — Profitably
Cutting carbon emissions in heavy transport and industrial heat can be done profitably.
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Fossil Fuel Jobs Will Disappear, So Now What?
The U.S. should provide direct financial assistance to people losing oil, gas, and coal jobs.
Andrew Winston and Hunter Lovins
Boards & Corporate Governance
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An innovation framework for COVID-19, circular business models, and the advantages of a diverse board.
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The Four Fatal Mistakes Holding Back Circular Business Models
Incumbent manufacturing companies face four key challenges as they shift to circular business models.
Johan Frishammar and Vinit Parida
Boards & Corporate Governance
Reconfigure Your Board to Boost Cooperative Advantage
Companies can gain cooperative advantage by appointing community development and sustainability advocates to their boards.
Leon C. Prieto and Simone T.A. Phipps
Corporate Social Responsibility
Why Social Responsibility Produces More Resilient Organizations
Companies put themselves at risk by making four key mistakes with corporate social responsibility.
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Analytics & Business Intelligence
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The emerging frugal economy, ethical employee surveillance, and building organizational AI capabilities.
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The Rising Frugal Economy
Today’s leaders can reinvent our dysfunctional economy for increased financial, social, and ecological benefits.
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Leading Change
The Age of Accelerating Strategy Breakthroughs
Companies that show the most agility and resilience in responding to the global pandemic pursue four main strategies.
John Romeo, Hanna Moukanas, and Greg Rung
Financial Management & Risk
How to Reconcile Your Shareholders With Other Stakeholders
Identify which stakeholders will create long-term value for shareholders.
Paul Strebel, Didier Cossin, and Mahwesh Khan
Supply Chains & Logistics
Maximizing the Benefits of B2B Supplier Diversification
Often dismissed as a “feel good” option, B2B supplier diversity initiatives can reap financial rewards.
Simha Mummalaneni and Jonathan Z. Zhang
Sustainability
COVID-19, Climate, and the Clean Economy: Gigatrends Changing the World
It’s time to rethink resilience, in the context of sustainability and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrew Winston and Paul Michelman
Climate Change
COVID-19, Climate Change, and the Forces Shaping Our Future
Author Andrew Winston says lessons from crises like COVID-19 can help us create a more sustainable future.
Paul Michelman
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility in the Digital Era
It’s time to merge sustainability and digitization, too often treated as separate concerns.
Michael Wade
Corporate Social Responsibility
Leading With Your Head and Your Heart
CEOs who manage crises using intuition, logic, and emotion are the best role models.
Navi Radjou and Prasad Kaipa
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Executive Viewpoint: Toward Digital Financial Inclusion
The world’s unbanked populations represent a compelling social need and a tremendous economic opportunity.
Chandra Mohan Malladi and Libby McDonald
AI & Machine Learning
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The future workforce and navigating corporate strategy and growth in a world in climate crisis.
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Climate Change
How Will Companies Respond to the Risk of Climate Change?
Our experts weigh in on whether corporations are now planning for the risks climate change poses.
Climate Change
The Pros and Cons of ‘Growth’
Our economy cannot use resources at the pace it has if we want to keep the planet livable.
Andrew Winston
Sustainability
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Scaling with agile, Elon Musk’s Cybertruck, and Amazon weaves itself into the fabric of America.