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BCGカーボンニュートラル実践経営

各国のダイナミクスの中で日本や日本企業がカーボンニュートラルにどう対峙するべきか、ヒントを提示するとともに、企業が描くカーボンニュートラルへのロードマップを3つのステップ、10の取り組みに分け、事例をまじえて解説します。

サステナビリティと成長戦略・ビジョンの関係性：味の素グループ

味の素グループは、創業以来一貫して、事業を通じて社会や地域の課題の解決に取り組み、社会的価値を創造することで経済的価値を創出してきました。このPodcastでは、サステナビリティ領域において日本で先進的な取り組みをしている味の素株式会社の森島 千佳執行役に、BCGのマネージング・ディレクター＆パートナー 折茂 美保がサステナビリティの経営への織り込み方や味の素が掲げるビジョンなどについて伺いました。

実効性あるESG戦略策定への道筋――独建材企業クセラグループの事例より

CO2排出量の削減が難しい産業の企業は良いESG評価を得ることができない、という認識が一部にあります。しかし、そうした業界でも戦略的にESG目標を設定して実行に移し、成果をあげている企業もあります。

サステナビリティ・トランスフォーメーションへの6つのステップ

真にサステナブルな事業へと変革して優位性を構築するには、ESG視点を事業のあらゆる要素に組み込むとともに、ビジネスとしての価値を獲得することが求められます。

サステナビリティ・フロントランナーに見るこれからの優良企業のあり方

従来通りのビジネスの展開に厳しい制約がかかるなか、環境・社会面の便益と事業価値をともに生み出すために中核的なビジネスモデルを変更することで新たな機会を見出している企業があります。その取り組みを、進捗の程度により3つのグループに分けて紹介します。

• 新たなグリーン・エコノミー: WEF Klaus Schwab氏との対話

  気候問題やサステナビリティにうまく取り組むためには、複数の同時並行の取り組みが求められます――考え方を変えることも含めて。
• BCGとNBIによる南アフリカ共和国の気候変動対策

  ネットゼロへ正当に移行するには、南アフリカの貧困、不平等、失業問題に対処する必要があります。BCGの分析面の専門能力とNBIの現地でのリレーションシップを組み合わせることで、関係者はイデオロギー的な議論を超えて、共通の理解と協力的な解決策を得ることができました。
• 資本市場の地殻変動は始まったばかり: ラリー・フィンク氏の洞察

  世界最大の資産運用会社であるブラックロックの会長兼CEO、ラリー・フィンク氏が、気候変動の危機により自社の運用へのアプローチがいかに根本的に変化しているか、解説します。
• Ingka Group | IKEAにおけるサステナビリティ | CEO Jesper Brodin氏の洞察

  Ingka Group | IKEAのCEO　 Jesper Brodin氏は、ネットゼロは軽減するという問題ではなく、新たな経済の基盤として、そして、顧客や従業員とのつながりを維持するために、サステナビリティを重視すべきだということですと語ります。
• あるエネルギー企業はどのようにネットゼロで先導しているか: Puget Sound Energy　President & CEO Mary Kipp氏のインタビュー

  PSEは2045年までのネットゼロ達成をめざしています。この目標の実現にはやる気にあふれた従業員によるイノベーション、コラボレーション、コミットメントが求められます。
• Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbonで脱炭素化に挑む

  CEOのBo Cerup-Simonsen氏は、社会にとって最適なソリューションの革新、実装、拡大を支援することで、持続可能な海運を生み出すために、新たに設立された組織が果たす重要な役割について説明しています。
• 石油・天然ガス気候イニシアチブ（Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, OGCI）のCEOであるPratima Rangarajan氏の洞察

  世界のエネルギー転換を促進するために、排出削減のための新しい技術を試験的に導入し、拡大するための10億ドルの基金を、産業界が協力して設立しました。
• Enecoのクライメイト・ニュートラルへの旅

  EnecoのCEOであるTempelman氏が、他のリーダーや企業に、自社のサステナビリティへの加速した旅に参加するよう呼びかけています。

Sustainability

Four Steps to Sustainable Business Model Innovation

We propose an iterative cycle of activity that helps companies optimize for both business value and social value in a single business model.

Global Shipping’s Net-Zero Transformation Challenge

As you craft a decarbonization strategy—for today and tomorrow—here are seven crucial areas to consider.

How to Tell If Your Business Model Is Truly Sustainable

Use a nine-point robustness and resilience framework to determine if your business model can provide ongoing competitive advantage.

Climate and Environment

For Consumer Companies, It Will Take Collective Action to Fight Deforestation

Companies are accelerating efforts to ensure their products do not contribute to global forest loss. But individual company action, while necessary, is not enough.

How Governments Can Solve the EV Charging Dilemma

Kick-starting the market is not enough—governments need to plan, orchestrate, and incentivize the buildout of EV charging stations, setting the stage for private investment.

BCG Executive Perspectives: The Time for Climate Action is Now

The steady progress already underway isn't enough. Leaders from the public and private sectors must act swiftly and decisively to protect the planet. Opportunity awaits those who do—but it'll take all of us to create a more sustainable future.

Deforestation & Conversion Free Supply Chain: A Guide for Action

Natural ecosystems touch all aspects of our daily lives, from the air we breathe to our health. Businesses have an important role to play in safeguarding these ecosystems by eliminating deforestation & conversion from their supply chain.

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How We Can Curb Climate Change By Spending 2% More on Everything

Is the promise of a greener world closer than we think? BCG Partner & Associate Director Jens Burchardt maps out the costs and considerations of producing planet-friendly products, and explains why curbing climate change does not have to break the bank.

The Green Tech Opportunity in Hydrogen

Hydrogen is on the verge of becoming instrumental in the fight against climate change—and providing a $200 billion revenue opportunity for machinery makers.

Sustainable Investing and ESG

How EQT Puts Purpose Into Practice in Private Equity

CEO Christian Sinding Discusses ESG’s Importance to His Company and the Industry.

A Blueprint for Leading in Sustainable Investing

Asset managers know sustainable investing is the new standard, but finding the best approach is challenging. Firms must change their tactics or risk being left behind.

Global Guiding Principles for Developing Climate Finance Taxonomies

The global economy must fundamentally transform to achieve international ambitions. The Global Financial Markets Association & BCG outline five key principles for the development and enhancement of global climate finance taxonomies.

Unlocking Tomorrow’s ESG Opportunities

As environmental, social, and governance issues become material to business with increasing speed, investors must equip themselves to react rapidly and flexibly.

Global Health

BCG Executive Perspectives: How to End the Global Pandemic in 2022

BCG Executive Perspectives offer insights on global topics that matter most to leaders in the public and private sectors. Our latest edition explores artificial intelligence, identifying key trends and implications for leaders looking to harness its power in their organizations.

Reimagining Global Health After the Coronavirus

What has worked, what can be improved, and what needs to be reimagined so that we are better prepared for the next pandemic and better able to improve health in the world’s poorest nations?

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What Happens after We Develop a COVID-19 Vaccine?

BCG Managing Director & Partner Johanna Benesty looks at barriers to "equitable access"—making sure COVID-19 therapeutics are available to all—and shares a creative approach to vaccine research and development.

Vaccinating Nations: Country Planning for an Unprecedented Immunization Campaign

The need for a successful roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines cannot be overstated. What are the four key elements to consider when planning an end-to-end vaccination deployment?

Data and Advanced Analytics in HIV Service Delivery

Learn more about the advanced analytics techniques that allow us to better understand at-risk populations, predict patterns of disease, and optimize treatment decisions for HIV/AIDS.

Tech Disruption Comes to Global Sanitation

The humble toilet is undergoing a transformation, unlocking a vast new opportunity—not just to capture value but also to change lives.

Economic Development

Economic Resilience Is Built on Societal Well-Being

Governments need to look beyond traditional economic metrics like GDP to foster sustainable development and prepare for future crises. They can start by focusing on three priorities.

How African Countries Can Forge an Inclusive Economic Recovery

Governments that can balance urgent economic stabilization with structural reforms supporting long-term development will build a stronger foundation for the future. Nigeria’s inclusive approach is a case in point.

Rising to the Digital Challenge in Africa

Africa’s digital maturity trails other regions, but its digital adoption is rapid. To maintain momentum, companies and governments need to coordinate to build scale, nurture talent and build innovation hubs.

Want to Boost the Global Economy by $5 Trillion? Support Women as Entrepreneurs

Empowering women who own businesses by removing barriers to equality of opportunity could fuel massive global economic growth.

Humanitarian Response

Three Principles to Guide Africa’s COVID-19 Response

African governments must develop a response that is comprehensive, adaptive, and implemented effectively in order to take fast action in several areas.

Building Resilience Through Humanitarian Investing

An impact-driven investment model that can mitigate crises and strengthen the self-reliance of fragile communities while providing financial returns.

Fighting Hunger and Other Complex Problems with Smart Simplicity

Applying a new approach to chronic child hunger in Tanzania yields powerful lessons for governments and organizations that are tackling other tough challenges.

Food Systems and Security

Transforming Africa’s Food Systems from the Demand Side

Efforts that focus on increasing subsistence farmers’ yields have achieved scant success. It’s time for a radical rethinking of food policies on the continent.

Food for Thought: The Protein Transformation

The shift to alternative proteins based on plants, microorganisms, and animal cells is just beginning to pick up speed. The market will hit $290 billion by 2035.

The True Cost of Food

The environmental, economic, and social costs of food aren’t included in the price. Stakeholders must account for them to limit agriculture’s adverse effects and increase its positive impact.

A Recipe to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Portuguese retailer Sonae piloted five initiatives that could ultimately slash the loss and waste of fruits and vegetables across its supply chain by 12,000 tons.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Racial Equity in Banking Starts with Busting the Myths

Misconceptions about Black and Latinx un/underbanked households make it hard for the financial sector to address the problem effectively.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Still Matter in a Pandemic

The current crisis may seem like an existential threat that supersedes all other objectives. But building a more inclusive workforce isn’t a distraction—it’s a critical part of the solution.

Channeling Outrage into Purpose-Driven Action

In this moment of national reckoning, how can business leaders best show their support and advance racial equity in the workplace? By revitalizing their corporate purpose.

Education

Turning More Tassels

Postsecondary institutions are facing calls for accountability. Smart academic advising reforms can boost graduation rates—without breaking the bank.

Connect All Students: How States and School Districts Can Close the Digital Divide

Due to COVID-19, over 50 million K–12 public school students in the United States are learning remotely. How can equitable access to high-speed internet and computing devices be achieved for all?

A More Accurate Way to Calculate Emissions

A More Accurate Way to Calculate Emissions

Artificial intelligence has become a powerful tool in the quest toward carbon neutrality. Charlotte Degot, a BCG & BCG GAMMA managing director and partner, explains how AI makes it possible for corporations to set meaningful climate targets, track progress, and reduce pollution.

How to Reduce the Wealth Gap between Black and White Americans

White families in the United States have a median wealth nearly 10 times greater than that of Black families. BCG Managing Director & Partner Kedra Newsom Reeves explores this racial wealth inequality, and outlines how financial institutions can support Black Americans.

How Carbon Capture Networks Could Help Curb Climate Change

Can we create a global waste disposal service for carbon? BCG Managing Director & Partner Bas Sudmeijer proposes building networks to trap CO2 emissions deep in the earth, giving us a shot at stalling climate change.

What Happens after We Develop a COVID-19 Vaccine?

BCG Managing Director & Partner Johanna Benesty looks at barriers to "equitable access"—making sure COVID-19 therapeutics are available to all—and shares a creative approach to vaccine research and development.

How Conscious Investors Can Turn up the Heat and Make Companies Change

Vinay Shandal explains how conscious investors can change their approaches to create more value. He argues that, when done right, conscious investing can solve contemporary issues and help companies improve our society.

How Motivation Can Fix Public Systems

BCG's Abhishek Gopalka takes the TED@BCG stage to share his insight on sparking people's competitive spirit to fix broken-public systems.

A Netflix Model Can Make Medical Treatments More Affordable

BCG's Jean-Manuel Izaret offers a plan to combat the ever-increasing cost of medical care: a subscription-based payment model.

破綻した教育システムを、追加支出なしでどう立て直すか

Seema Bansalは、2020年までにインドのハリヤーナー州の子供の80%が学年相応の知識を身につけるという野心的な目標を掲げ、同州にある15,000校を対象とした公教育改革への道を築いています。彼女は、この目標を達成するために、追加資金を投入することなくあらゆる学校で機能する創造的でシンプルな改革を模索しています。

Finally, Tech Solutions to Economic Development

In Kenya, a smartphone app called iCow tracks the health of cattle for thousands of farmers, at times doubling productivity. In this talk, Sarah Cairns-Smith discusses how mobile apps are transforming local economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

Canada’s Plan for Achieving Its Ambitious Climate Change Agenda

The COVID-19 crisis isn’t slowing Canada’s ambitious agenda for mitigating carbon emissions. Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s minister of environment and climate change, explains how green jobs will play a major role in economic recovery.

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Artificial intelligence has become a powerful tool in the quest toward carbon neutrality. Charlotte Degot, a BCG & BCG GAMMA managing director and partner, explains how AI makes it possible for corporations to set meaningful climate targets, track progress, and reduce pollution.

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