
The Green Industrial Revolution Is Ready to Accelerate
Recent policy developments are pushing big manufacturers to get serious about decarbonizing their operations and supply chains.
Recent policy developments are pushing big manufacturers to get serious about decarbonizing their operations and supply chains.
ESG regulations are growing more intricate, and businesses’ fragmented compliance efforts are proving inadequate. Companies should adopt a comprehensive approach to enable efficient risk management and reporting.
In this series, we offer a closer look at the key climate and energy features of the US Inflation Reduction Act, examining the implications, opportunities, and growth and value pools it provides, for firms in the years ahead.
Expectations were tempered by a challenging global environment, but there was still progress made in Sharm El-Sheikh—most notably on the issue of supporting those who will suffer the most from climate change.
Don’t underestimate the speed of technological change. Act now to use both new and existing technologies for decarbonization—while driving growth.
Our new model gives businesses the tools and structure they need to become industry leaders in sustainability and value creation.
Achieving ESG goals and building sustainability as a competitive advantage requires integrating technology and data from the beginning.
Corporate leaders have a pivotal role in bridging the divide between institutional sustainability commitments and day-to-day investing practices.
The industry holds clear advantages for making the businesses it invests in more environmentally and socially sustainable. Interviews with leading players point to five priorities.
The climate transition will yield both winners and losers; to thrive, businesses need a clear equity story and impact thesis as they decarbonize and invest.
Companies are accelerating efforts to ensure their products do not contribute to global forest loss. But individual company action, while necessary, is not enough.
Climate change poses a significant threat to the continent. But as global decarbonization efforts intensify, Africa could emerge as a green powerhouse.
Understanding the challenges can help other players in the circular economy.
The yearly global margin pool could surpass $100 billion in the coming decade—if market players secure more feedstock supplies, improve process economics, and address pricing issues.
Few retailers excel at being green, but the need for improvement is acute. Where is your company on the maturity curve?
To meet ambitious climate goals, companies must rapidly reskill workers—and share the lessons they learn with others.
In an interview with BCG’s Jens Kengelbach, Altmaier points out that Europe has successfully overcome past crises. Nonetheless, it should accelerate efforts to mitigate climate change.
Climate action has a gender-neutral lens, but this lack of intentionality allows underlying biases to sneak in and negatively impact women. BCG managing director and partner Zineb Sqalli offers solutions for advancing both sustainability and gender equality.
When it comes to sustainability, senior leaders are shifting from ambition to execution—and that’s the hard part. Companies know they need to decarbonize and improve sustainability across their value chains, but often they struggle to translate that ambition into results.