New research examines the effectiveness of sustainability leaders making the climate crisis central to their business model and ethos.
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Responsible leadership from the private sector is needed more than ever.
COVID-19 has brought to the fore the interdependency of business and society. It’s time for amendments to the social contract that underlies societal support for business.
Sustainable start-ups are better off choosing an investor with aligned interests that can lend them legitimacy.
Companies that want to reduce their environmental footprint need to ensure their entire workforce feels a shared sense of purpose.
Superannuation fund supremo Greg Combet has a radical idea: to promote the business concept of ‘long-term value’.
More than a third (35.4%) of respondents surveyed by the Australian Leadership Index believe banking and financial institutions show “no leadership for the greater good”.
It’s a bold move from outgoing Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi.
Two business professors spent five years studying Walmart’s ambition project to bring sustainability to its millions of budget-conscious customers – a plan that began with the birth of a granddaughter.
Supply-chain experts see reliable data, STEM education and smarter regulation as essential for Australia to succeed in an increasingly automated world under pressure to be environmentally sustainable.
More CEOs and investors are looking to long term value over short term profits – an approach that may net them both.
For years Swedish companies have been regarded as among the best in sustainability reporting.
City dwellers are individually starting to do their bit to live sustainably. Now pioneering businesses are aiming to make ecological and social sustainability part of their bottom line.
Evidence suggests a strong relationship between sustainability and the global competitiveness of a country. Nigerian businesses need to embrace it in order to thrive.
Though business and industry are significantly contributing to climate change, business schools across the country are not preparing our future leaders for the dramatic shift this planet needs.
As a remedy to rampant consumerism and the throwaway culture of fast-fashion, a few clothing brands actively encourage their customers to buy less.
Feel-good fudges designed to boost staff morale are giving way to tangible projects which can be reported to shareholders.
Contributing to the public good should be a top priority for public and land grant universities. Here, some ideas on how to match what institutions value with academics’ own drive for service.
The business presence at COP21 may be on the sidelines but support for climate change is strong.
The ‘linear economy’ that drove 20th-century leaps in wealth is no longer sustainable, and our standard of living will not survive without a dramatic redesign.
Top contributors
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Postdoctoral researcher, Universität Wien
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Professor of Accounting, Durham University
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Full Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Senior Research Fellow – Supply Chain Strategy, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor of Strategic Design & Management, The New School
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Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability, Western University
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Senior lecturer, The University of Queensland
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Senior Professor, Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), University of Wollongong
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Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of International Business, University of South Carolina
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Jack Gray is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Sustainable Buildings Research Centre, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Sustainability and Ethics, University of Pittsburgh
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Professor, Harvard University