AI & Machine Learning
Will AI Help or Hurt Sustainability? Yes
AI can help with the climate crisis — although it risks sabotaging its accomplishments with its swelling energy use.
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.
A three-part framing outlines the reasons for businesses to act on the world’s climate change challenges.
Anti-ESG sentiment led to “greenhushing” in 2023, even as the planet experienced its hottest year ever. What’s next?
Sustainability efforts often get blamed when companies trip up. That’s not fair or logical.
Exponential growth has been key to technology’s progress. The same is needed for climate action.
While ESG gets buffeted by the winds of political theater, the work of sustainability continues.
Engaging on political policy requires courage when it goes against industry dogma.
The authors present a new framework for assessing the effects of a company’s social and environmental practices.
Companies must develop the capacity to accurately assess the execution of purpose-driven strategies on ESG goals.
Investors love the term ESG, but there are risks to viewing sustainability through a market lens.
Forming a stronger bond with nature can benefit business leaders, their organizations, and the environment.
Much of the fashion industry trades on a culture of disposability. It’s not sustainable, and retail norms must change.
Companies are setting big goals on climate change. Why don’t more advocate for climate policies?
The U.S. should provide direct financial assistance to people losing oil, gas, and coal jobs.
Karen Zheng, an associate professor of operations at the MIT Sloan School of Management, outlines how some companies have made their supply chain operations more transparent.
Learn how to navigate post-pandemic supply chains in this recent webinar with MIT professor Yossi Sheffi.
It’s time to rethink resilience, in the context of sustainability and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Smart companies can take advantage of digital platforms to see financial and sustainability gains.
Digitalization and sustainability are both powerful trends. What happens when they merge?