Plus: How innovation has been the twist in our climate change story

April 29, 2025

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Climate leadership wanted: How CEOs can better meet investor expectations

PwC research suggests that CEOs are less concerned about climate change and less effective at confronting its risks and opportunities than investors would like. Forward-thinking CEOs can lift their standing with shareholders by using these findings to take action.

by Emma Cox, Will Jackson-Moore, and Nadja Picard

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How innovation has been the twist in our climate change story

Human ingenuity has gotten us into a global environmental crisis. According to Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Kolbert, it also has the potential to get us out.

by Amy Emmert

The Leadership Agenda

The net-zero challenge: Matching action to ambition

PwC research shows that big companies in ten out of 11 sectors risk falling short of their decarbonization goals. Three steps can get them back on track.

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The new way NatWest Group is making work better

The UK bank’s Group COO Jen Tippin explains the bold moves behind the company’s HR evolution.

by Peter Brown and Rebecca Mahoney

A leader’s handbook for managing culture

Harvard Business School professor emeritus James Heskett sums up the insights he’s gleaned from decades of studying corporate culture.

by Theodore Kinni

Attention to detail matters

Whether it’s nature or nurture, being a stickler on the minutiae is a quality that benefits employees.

by Adam Bryant

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