Many U.S. companies have lost momentum and gone quiet about their environmental efforts and equity work. Those that are public are using simple arguments about return on investment. But narrowing the discussion to a basic ROI mindset may harm the cause.
It would be a mistake to decide that White House overreach won’t touch the private sector. For business leaders, it’s time to collectively spend some moral capital — and get off the sidelines.
Questioning the idea that businesses must continually grow can expose new paths to resilience and sustainability.
As chemical sector giants BASF and Henkel pursued transformations to make good on net-zero pledges, they unlocked new strategies by collaborating.
AI has the potential to help address societal problems like climate change, but challenges like high energy consumption threaten to negate its benefits.
