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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。

次世代の気候変動対策イノベーション

気候変動対策イノベーションに取り組む企業は、複数のアプローチを探るとともに、投資家や政府、研究機関を含むエコシステムを活用することが求められます。

サプライチェーンの脱炭素化が気候変動との戦い方を変える

BCGとWEFの共同調査により、サプライチェーンの脱炭素化はわずかなコストで達成できることが分かりました。しかし、サプライチェーン全体の排出量の把握や、川上企業との協働は簡単なことではありません。企業は、製品を再設計し、調達戦略を見直し、自社組織のガバナンスを変える必要があります。

気候変動対策は「囚人のジレンマ」ではない

BCGとWEFの共同調査では、各国、各企業の対策は、単独で行う場合であっても経済的なメリットを得られると論じています。本論考では各プレイヤーがどう行動するべきかを示しています。

トータル・ソサイエタル・インパクト――株主価値向上から社会的価値向上へ

中核事業を活用してESG(環境、社会、ガバナンス)をめぐる課題に取り組む企業は、長期的により大きな株主価値を生み出すことができます。こうした動きを支援するためにBCが開発した「トータル・ソサイエタル・インパクト(TSI)」という考え方を紹介します。

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.

A Tectonic Shift of Capital Is Just Beginning: Insights from Larry Fink

Larry Fink, the chairman and CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, explains how the climate crisis is fundamentally reshaping his firm’s approach to investing.

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.

Biodiversity in Agriculture Makes Gains in the Boardroom

Big companies are working together to foster regenerative practices, revive high-value ecosystems, and increase the diversity of raw materials in their product portfolios.

Climate and Environment

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 Next Generation of Climate Innovation

Companies can create business advantage and value while accelerating climate action.

Supply Chains as a Game-Changer in the Fight Against Climate Change

Even companies with modest direct-emissions footprints can make a global impact on decarbonization by implementing nine initiatives in their supply chains.

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 examines the rapidly expanding cybersecurity threat and how CEOs should prepare their organizations accordingly.

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

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.

Why Is One-Third of the World’s Food Being Lost or Wasted?

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.

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?

How to Reduce the Wealth Gap between Black and White Americans

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.

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.

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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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.

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