Highlights from UNGA 2026

Powering Better Grid Efficiency with Industrial AI
AI systems are being engineered to reduce their own energy footprint and unlock a sustainability transformation, say Eva Riesenhuber of Siemens and BCG’s Johanna Puetz.
  • Powering Better Grid Efficiency with Industrial AI
    Powering Better Grid Efficiency with Industrial AI
    Powering Better Grid Efficiency with Industrial AI
    AI systems are being engineered to reduce their own energy footprint and unlock a sustainability transformation, say Eva Riesenhuber of Siemens and BCG’s Johanna Puetz.
  • Moving from Climate Targets to Meaningful Action
    Moving from Climate Targets to Meaningful Action
    Moving from Climate Targets to Meaningful Action
    Alexander Nick of WBCSD and BCG’s Elfrun von Koeller discuss how companies are making the transition from climate commitments to implementation, investment, and value creation.
  • How the Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer Is Shifting
    How the Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer Is Shifting
    How the Role of the Chief Sustainability Officer Is Shifting
    Today’s CSOs are focusing on strategy, operations, and ROI when it comes to sustainability projects, say Eva Riesenhuber of Siemens and BCG’s Johanna Puetz.
  • Where Sustainability Leaders Are Seeing Business Opportunities
    Where Sustainability Leaders Are Seeing Business Opportunities
    Where Sustainability Leaders Are Seeing Business Opportunities
    From avoiding disruptions and lowering costs to strengthening resilience, adaptation is a smart business strategy, say the WBCSD’s Peter Bakker and BCG’s Wendy Woods.
  • From Risk Transfer to Risk Prevention
    From Risk Transfer to Risk Prevention
    From Risk Transfer to Risk Prevention
    João Mestre of Fidelidade explains why prevention and mitigation are becoming essential to keeping insurance available and affordable as climate risks intensify.
  • Building a Framework to Achieve the World’s Climate Objectives
    Building a Framework to Achieve the World’s Climate Objectives
    Building a Framework to Achieve the World’s Climate Objectives
    Making the Paris Agreement’s goals a reality requires a strategic plan, and that’s now underway, say Iochpe-Maxion’s Dan Ioschpe and BCG’s Santino Lacanna.
  • Energy Policy Is Changing as Countries Adapt to Uncertainty
    Energy Policy Is Changing as Countries Adapt to Uncertainty
    Energy Policy Is Changing as Countries Adapt to Uncertainty
    Columbia University’s Jason Bordoff and BCG Institute’s Maurice Berns discuss how changing geopolitical attitudes toward interconnectedness are affecting supply chains and energy security.
  • Creating Water Resilience Will Take Collective Action
    Creating Water Resilience Will Take Collective Action
    Creating Water Resilience Will Take Collective Action
    The Pacific Institute’s Jason Morrison and BCG’s Dean Muruven explain why public and private sector partnerships are critical for solving the world’s water issues.
  • Connecting Agriculture Stakeholders with Farmers Worldwide
    Connecting Agriculture Stakeholders with Farmers Worldwide
    Connecting Agriculture Stakeholders with Farmers Worldwide
    Partnering with institutions to reach farmers and bundling services with AI can transform agriculture, say Anup Jagwani of the World Bank and BCG’s Patrick Dupoux.
  • Broadening the Benefits of Carbon Removal
    Broadening the Benefits of Carbon Removal
    Broadening the Benefits of Carbon Removal
    Ethan Cohen-Cole of Capture6 and BCG’s Alex Dewar discuss how integrating carbon removal with water treatment can deliver valuable co-benefits.
  • AI Can Be a Force Multiplier for Impact
    AI Can Be a Force Multiplier for Impact
    AI Can Be a Force Multiplier for Impact
    BCG’s Jim Larson and Hubertus Meinecke show how responsible AI can strengthen resilience, advance decarbonization, and help organizations deliver greater societal impact.
  • How Is the Conversation Around Sustainability Changing in Consumer Goods?
    How Is the Conversation Around Sustainability Changing in Consumer Goods?
    How Is the Conversation Around Sustainability Changing in Consumer Goods?
    As companies focus more on ROI, Christine McGrath of Mondelēz and BCG’s Alejandro Navarro explain why collaborating with partners and peers is essential for creating value.
  • Port Resilience Is Key to Supply Chain Stability
    Port Resilience Is Key to Supply Chain Stability
    Port Resilience Is Key to Supply Chain Stability
    The ICSI’s Savina Carluccio and BCG’s Peter Jonathan Jameson and Annika Zawadzki discuss how resilience helps avoid an accordion effect of problems from port closures.
  • Driving Better Sustainability Outcomes Through the Power of Partnership
    Driving Better Sustainability Outcomes Through the Power of Partnership
    Driving Better Sustainability Outcomes Through the Power of Partnership
    Nestlé’s Nida Bockert and Quantis’ Charlotte Bande discuss a decades-long partnership that has helped Nestlé meet its KPIs, resilience targets, and more.
  • Better Data Is Creating Opportunities in the Sustainability Value Chain
    Better Data Is Creating Opportunities in the Sustainability Value Chain
    Better Data Is Creating Opportunities in the Sustainability Value Chain
    CO2 AI’s Séverine Perrin and The Campbell’s Company’s Stewart Lindsay discuss the business case for decarbonization and how AI enables consumers to shop sustainably.
  • How to Scale Carbon Removal
    How to Scale Carbon Removal
    How to Scale Carbon Removal
    Richard Probst of Climeworks explains how motivated people, continued innovation, and voluntary commitments from companies can help carbon removal scale.
  • For Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Bankability Comes from Adaptability
    For Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Bankability Comes from Adaptability
    For Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Bankability Comes from Adaptability
    Vansam Advisory’s Elvis Ebikade explains how sustainable aviation fuel is not a one-size-fits-all solution. Manufacturers must consider the benchmarks, de-risking requirements, and more that customers require.
  • Delivering on AI’s Global Promise Across Languages
    Delivering on AI’s Global Promise Across Languages
    Delivering on AI’s Global Promise Across Languages
    The Gates Foundation’s Janet Zhou discusses exciting developments in AI functionality, particularly in expanding language capabilities and offering greater accessibility for all.

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