Sustainability
Ideas and insights about sustainability from MIT Sloan.
4 ways the US election could impact 2025 climate policy
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A Republican sweep could reverse the Biden administration’s signature 2022 climate law. MIT Sloan economist Catherine Wolfram analyzes four potential outcomes.
‘Doughnut economics’: 4 questions for industry leaders
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Economist Kate Raworth offers a framework to guide global development, government policy, and corporate strategy in the 21st century.
Banks’ climate pledges don’t add up to change, research finds
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Voluntary climate commitments by financial institutions aren’t having a positive impact, research finds. But banks do have time to reverse course and make progress.
5 ‘extraordinary turnarounds’ for global well-being
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Earth4All calls for a reconfiguration of economies, energy, and food systems to increase societal resilience and avoid the worst climate change impacts.
Companies that submit to an audit initially see emissions rise
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Organizations that opt to verify emissions via third-party auditors ultimately make more carbon reductions than companies that don’t audit.
2 from MIT Sloan named as Best 40-Under-40 MBA Professors
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Jacquelyn Pless and Rahul Bhui study what drives innovation for social good and how people make decisions.
‘Climate capitalism’ can help scale green solutions
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Reforming capitalism might be the only practical way to get to zero emissions quickly, says Bloomberg reporter Akshat Rathi.
AI-enhanced visuals propel sustainable policies
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Skeptics are more likely to approve of sustainable infrastructure when shown AI-enhanced images of how green cityscapes might look, research finds.
3 ways companies can scale emissions reduction
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With carbon emissions reduction a top concern, tech leaders are building capabilities that help companies reduce their own emissions and those of suppliers and customers.
How, and why, to run a values-based business
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A new book offers a four-point framework for tapping the submerged benefits of running a values-based business.