The Thinking

Latest Insights.

The intersection of sustainability and innovation — trends and strategies that help you build the sustainable business case.

Latest
Climate RiskClimate FinanceInsuranceBankingSustainable InnovationData & Analytics
Climate Finance + Climate Risk

The Cracks Between Banks and Insurers

Climate risk moving between insurers and banks is real — and new methods are making it something capital can price.

Jun 29, 20269 min read
Regenerative AgricultureClimate FinanceClimate RiskSustainable InnovationNatureBusiness Case
Climate Finance + Regenerative Agriculture

The ROI of Regenerative Agriculture

Why the returns are real, and what you should actually be measuring.

May 26, 202614 min read
Climate RiskClimate FinanceInsuranceBankingResilienceSustainable Innovation
Climate Finance + Climate Risk

When Insurance Stops Covering Risk, Who's Holding It?

How risk is migrating between the insurance and banking worlds to those not yet ready for it.

Apr 24, 20269 min read
Sustainability StrategySustainable InnovationClimate FinanceBusiness CaseResilienceLeadership
Sustainability Strategy + Business Case

What We Choose to Build

How the decisions we make, or fail to make, compound across the next business cycle.

Mar 25, 20268 min read
Climate RiskClimate FinanceSustainability StrategyBusiness CaseData & Analytics
Climate Finance + Climate Risk

When the Physics of Climate Meet Capital Markets

Growing evidence from central banks and peer review on the inescapable financial quality of climate.

Feb 9, 20266 min read
AI x SustainabilitySustainability StrategySustainable InnovationBusiness CaseLeadership
AI x Sustainability + Business Case

AI: The Job Creator?

An efficiency machine poised to automate work faster than labor can adapt? Recent research tells a more nuanced story.

Jan 5, 20267 min read
Energy TransitionSustainable InnovationSustainability StrategyClimate RiskBusiness Case
Sustainable Innovation + Energy Transition

What EVs Say About the Sustainable Transition

How visible shifts signal deeper transformation — and why sustainability remains a key driver of progress.

Oct 23, 20255 min read
Private MarketsData & AnalyticsESGSustainable InnovationSustainability StrategyClimate Finance
Sustainable Innovation + Private Markets

Seeing in the Dark: Sustainability Data in Private Markets

Transparency is becoming the new due diligence — powered by sustainability data.

Sep 15, 20256 min read
MicroplasticsNatureSustainable InnovationBusiness CaseSustainability StrategyResilience
Sustainable Innovation + Microplastics

Microplastics and the Business Imperative for Action

Turning the plastics challenge into a catalyst for sustainable innovation and long-term value.

Jun 26, 20255 min read
BioeconomySustainable InnovationNatureSustainability StrategyBusiness CaseResilience
Sustainable Innovation + Bioeconomy

Biology Means Business: A Bioeconomic Wave

Biology is fast becoming a foundational platform for how companies design materials and build supply chains.

May 29, 20256 min read
Data & AnalyticsAI x SustainabilitySustainability StrategyLeadershipESG
AI x Sustainability + Data & Analytics

Data Fluency Is Now a Core Competency

How sustainability teams can use data to influence strategy, quantify ROI, and lead transformation.

Apr 28, 20254 min read
AI x SustainabilitySustainable InnovationSustainability StrategyLeadershipBusiness Case
AI x Sustainability + Leadership

The AI Imperative in Sustainability

Advancing sustainability means embracing tools that amplify human capacity — we must engage the AI space.

Mar 31, 20255 min read
AI x SustainabilitySustainability StrategySustainable InnovationEnergy TransitionData & Analytics
AI x Sustainability + Energy Transition

The Future of AI and Sustainability

New challenges and opportunities — minimizing the harm and maximizing the benefit is the way forward.

Feb 27, 20256 min read
Climate FinanceSustainable InnovationSustainability StrategyEnergy TransitionResilienceBusiness Case
Climate Finance + Energy Transition

Unlocking the Next Wave of Economic Growth

Climate-tech is undervalued — a major investment opportunity toward sustainable innovation.

Jan 29, 20254 min read
ResilienceSustainability StrategySustainable InnovationClimate RiskLeadership
Sustainability Strategy + Resilience

A New Era of Sustainability: Thriving Through Adaptability

An adaptive mindset helps businesses ameliorate risk and unlock new growth in a complex landscape.

Nov 21, 20245 min read
NatureData & AnalyticsESGSustainability StrategyClimate Risk
Sustainability Strategy + Nature

A Breakdown of Nature Risk Data

Not all nature data is the same — break it into distinct groups to guide biodiversity strategy.

Nov 1, 20245 min read
Climate RiskClimate FinanceInsuranceRegenerative AgricultureSustainable InnovationResilience
Climate Finance + Climate Risk

The Growing Climate Change Tax

Climate events are a continuous, regressive tax on human health, infrastructure, and the economy.

Oct 1, 20244 min read
Archive
DecarbonizationESGSustainability StrategyBusiness CaseData & Analytics
Sustainability Strategy + Decarbonization

Remote Work in the Decarbonization Journey

As companies cut their carbon footprint, remote work emerges as an effective tool for real impact.

Sep 3, 20244 min read
Archive
ESGData & AnalyticsDecarbonizationSustainability StrategyClimate Finance
Sustainability Strategy + ESG

Our Top Open ESG Data Sources

Rising demand for transparency has many providers offering free data. These are our favorites.

Jul 30, 20244 min read
Archive
CommunicationsESGSustainability StrategyLeadershipSustainable Innovation
Sustainability Strategy + Communications

Communications: The Missing Link in ESG Strategy

Communication now bridges stakeholders and the evolving ESG narrative — beyond superficial gestures.

May 1, 20243 min read
Archive
ResilienceESGSustainability StrategyBusiness CaseClimate Risk
Sustainability Strategy + Resilience

Harnessing ESG for Resiliency and Growth

Most of the crises businesses now plan for are ESG-shaped — which makes resilience planning and ESG strategy the same exercise.

Apr 1, 20245 min read
Archive
Sustainable InnovationESGSustainability StrategyBusiness CaseLeadership
Sustainability Strategy + Innovation

Transforming Sustainability into Opportunity

Regulation set the floor. What separates companies now is who treats ESG as a product problem rather than a reporting one.

Mar 1, 20246 min read
Newsletter · monthly

Sustainably Curious?

Curated insights on sustainability and AI. For professionals getting started and long-time practitioners. No inbox clutter.