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Current s+b Issue

Our coverage of sustainability in business includes the latest thought leadership on green technology, renewable energy, and the environment. Our authors include noted experts on corporate environmentalism who discuss specific topics such as carbon pricing, cap and trade legislation, green supply chains, environmentally responsible sourcing, and clean coal technology. We also publish feature articles by Booz & company practitioners on subjects such as sustainability and city planning.

Sustainability

Getting beyond Green: Envisioning an Industrial Reboot

by Nancy A. Nichols

Some executives and scientists are calling for a radical rethinking of chemicals, cars, farms, and our future.

Stan Ovshinsky’s Solar Revolution

by Lawrence M. Fisher

His inventions from 50 years ago enabled cell phones, laptops, and flat-screen TVs. Now, at age 88, he’s aiming to make solar power cheaper than coal.

Values vs. Value

by Timothy Devinney, Pat Auger, and
Giana M. Eckhardt

New research revealing a disparity between what shoppers say and what they do debunks the myth of the ethical consumer.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…or Rethink

by Tim Laseter, Anton Ovchinnikov, and
Gal Raz

For consumer durables, environmental sustainability starts with discarding conventional wisdom.

An Optimist’s Case for Climate Policy

Gernot Wagner, an economist with the Environmental Defense Fund, believes business will push for policy change.

A New Role for Natural Resources Companies

By promoting business partnerships, producers of primary materials can find a new source of competitive advantage.

Solar Comes of Age

A leading solar energy policy advocate explains how this dynamic, rapidly maturing industry can reach its true potential.

A Talent Strategy for Emerging Economies

Two top leaders of the Middle East telecom company Etisalat explain how they recruit and retain people in frontier markets — the most challenging business environments in the world.

A Moore’s Law for Renewable Energy

Increasing capacity per dollar in computer technology has driven exponential growth for 50 years. The same could happen in the energy industry.

Renewable Energy at a Crossroads

The wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal sector has grown in fits and starts — and now may have the momentum to become a self-sustaining industry.

New Views of Sustainable Commerce

A review of Earth, Inc., by Gregory Unruh.

Nuclear Realism after Fukushima

A hasty, large-scale movement away from nuclear power would not resolve most of the issues raised by the ongoing crisis in Japan. Instead, we need more thoughtful discussions now about the energy systems of the future.