The Quest for Sustainable Business Model Innovation
Building on traditional BMI and systems thinking, a new approach to sustainability helps companies move from reporting and compliance to action and advantage.
The role of business in society has evolved. Today, a positive societal impact must be a central component of strategy rather than a byproduct of success. Companies are uniquely positioned to tackle global issues, and embracing that responsibility can bring powerful advantages. Explore BCG’s latest thought leadership on social impact to learn how the growth of your business can benefit your community—and the world.
Building on traditional BMI and systems thinking, a new approach to sustainability helps companies move from reporting and compliance to action and advantage.
Put your company’s business to work for the greater good and for your bottom line—and both will profit immensely.
For now, corporate sustainability spending may be curtailed. But investors believe that in the long run, ESG will remain a powerful driver of portfolio performance.
BCG’s Center for Climate Action
We partner with clients across the public, private, and social sectors to align their strategy, operations, and stakeholder engagement with a low-carbon world. Our work is supported by BCG’s range of consulting experience across all industries and capabilities, as well as by our expanding reach of brands.
COVID-19 recovery efforts can contribute to solving two crises at once—if leaders direct recovery-focused investments toward sustainable infrastructure, green jobs, and environmental resilience.
Manufacturers can implement win-win actions in their production and logistics operations that benefit the environment and create financial value.
Fresh water is in crisis around the world. Assessing the risks and mitigating the impacts require systematic thinking and collaborative action.
Ours is the last generation that can prevent a global disaster. Unilateral action may be the answer.
African governments must develop a response that is comprehensive, adaptive, and implemented effectively in order to take fast action in several areas.
An impact-driven investment model that can mitigate crises and strengthen the self-reliance of fragile communities while providing financial returns.
Applying a new approach to chronic child hunger in Tanzania yields powerful lessons for governments and organizations that are tackling other tough challenges.
In their response to COVID-19, pharma and medtech companies have been true to their purpose. They now face questions that go beyond addressing the virus itself.
Innovative practices in response to the crisis suggest an emerging model for fighting any disease and managing populations’ health.
BCG’s Abhishek Gopalka takes the TED@BCG stage to share his insight on sparking people's competitive spirit to fix broken public systems.
BCG’s Jean-Manuel Izaret offers a plan to combat the ever-increasing cost of medical care: a subscription-based payment model.
To meet the UN’s health-related Sustainable Development Goals, NGOs and low-income countries will have to do two to four times as much with every dollar that they currently spend.
The humble toilet is undergoing a transformation, unlocking a vast new opportunity—not just to capture value but also to change lives.
Empowering women who own businesses by removing barriers to equality of opportunity could fuel massive global economic growth.
Entrepreneurs who offer banking via mobile devices could finally put financial services within reach for 1.7 billion adults around the globe.
In Kenya, a smartphone app called iCow tracks the health of cattle for thousands of farmers, at times doubling productivity. In this TED talk, Sarah Cairns-Smith discusses how mobile apps are transforming local economies in sub-Saharan Africa.
Pour les 10 ans du Prix de l’Entrepreneur Social, le BCG dresse un portrait inédit des entrepreneurs sociaux. Cette étude dévoile un portrait inédit des entrepreneurs sociaux et déconstruit quelques mythes autour de l’entrepreneuriat social.
Major shrimp importers are demanding sustainability and traceability. To thrive in the coming decade, producers must change the way they do business.
Each year, 1.6 billion tons of food goes to waste. This infographic shows what’s behind the problem—and how we can solve it.
Sustainable farming could be a huge opportunity for agricultural companies—but most haven’t embraced it.
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