Companies are under pressure to adopt sustainable business practices. Here is strategic advice for an effective, efficient, and equitable future.
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In June 2007, Mexico-based CEMEX became one of the world’s largest suppliers of building materials after attaining a majority stake in Australia’s Rinker Group. Just 24 months earlier, the company had acquired U.K.-based RMC. While CEMEX’s successful growth strategy could be attributed to its unique...
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From liquid green fuels to air-cooled nuclear batteries, here are new technologies that aim to reduce carbon emissions and transform heavy industry.
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Retail giant reported to pay nearly $1B for the home-delivery pharmacy.
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AI workloads have sent data center emissions skyrocketing. An MIT expert details ways to reduce energy use and promote sustainable AI.
We ask our students to engage more deeply in the learning process with ongoing reflection. As faculty, we also must reflect on how to reinvent our programs in a changed world.
Charles Senteio is one of MIT’s MLK Scholars. His community-based health informatics research focuses on addressing health inequities, by examining how perceptions influence behavior and outcomes
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In July 2015, Managed by Q co-founder and CEO Dan Teran was trying to decide how best to grow the 15-month old on-demand office cleaning and maintenance company. As Teran saw it, Q, which differentiated itself from the competition by leveraging people and technology, could grow by acquiring customer...
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The story of Africa has long been one of resilience, innovation, and adaptability: from the architectural marvels of the ancient Egyptian pyramids to the invention of mathematics in the Kingdom of Mali, the Continent has been characterized by significant achievements and contributions to global hist...
Ask most people to point to Central Asia on a map, and chances are they’ll hesitate. Yet this region spanning vast steppes, celestial mountains and centuries of history sits at the crossroads of civilizations, resource-rich, culturally layered, and geopolitically central. So why does it remain on th...
