The climate winter: Why CFOs must treat climate risk as a financial imperative

CFOs must drive a financially disciplined way to manage environmental risks amid growing pushback against environmental sustainability efforts, explains IMD’s Karl Schmedders.

Navigating challenges and seizing opportunities in 2025 

As technological capabilities accelerate and geopolitical uncertainties mount, the CFO’s role has never been more pivotal. Finance leaders must deftly balance immediate market pressures with long-term strategic priorities, leveraging data-driven insights to navigate complexity.

Why mining matters in the era of climate change

The mining sector’s ability to produce the raw materials required for climate change mitigation will have significant supply chain implications, argues IMD’s Carlos Cordon.

Biodiversity matters to business: What’s to be done now 

Companies should aspire to restore and renew biodiversity as an investment in the future. Here are five actions for a more sustainable business agenda.

Setting impact targets for nature: How business can be part of the plan 

Atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases are at all-time highs. We have lost two-thirds of species in the past 60 years of industrialization. On World Biodiversity Day, we look at what needs to change — and how.

Sustainability Now: Six reasons to act 

CEOs face unprecedented pressure to address environmental concerns “now”. Knut Haanaes, Julia Binder, and Bryony Jansen-van Tuyll explain why companies must heed this urgent imperative to act.

Will a landmark climate ruling set a new precedent for citizen action? 

The link between missed carbon emissions targets and human rights was made this week as a group of Swiss women won a landmark case against their government. What does this mean for protest and activist movements worldwide?

Green skills gap: Upskilling for climate risk and reporting

Proposed changes to mandatory ESG reporting mean finance professionals must upskill to be literate in sustainability reporting in an era of increased climate risk.

Fiduciary duty and climate change: adding value in the longer term 

The responsibility to maximize profits guides how institutional investors, such as pension funds, invest on behalf of others. But that does not mean investing in climate change is off the table.

O feitiço vira-se contra o feiticeiro: As empresas admitem que as suas promessas climáticas eram irrealistas

A grande maioria dos planos não vale o papel que gasta, segundo nos mostra a investigação. Um caminho abrangente para o net zero deve abordar as emissões de Âmbito 3, incorporar a compensação de emissões e considerar a fixação interna de preços do carbono.

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