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William Miller on Business Model Innovation

Rajesh Setty

Hers is a quick interview with him on the topic. For example, as the societal values of environmental sustainability have arisen over the past decade(s), the value proposition of businesses have had to shift to offer “green” products to match those values. Planet: The means of sustaining the earth’s resources.

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The Fastest-Growing Cause for Shareholders Is Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

In fact, the largest number of shareholder resolutions filed by investors — the method through which activists work — now concern social and environmental issues. Done well, it can improve a company’s sustainability in addition to its performance. This data suggests the need to rethink how we view investor activism.

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Five Challenges China Must Meet by 2034

Harvard Business Review

They are dealing with the environment; successfully making the shift from an infrastructure state to a consumer society; becoming an innovative economy; having a positive impact on the world order; and finally, and perhaps most importantly, making the transition from Xi Jinping’s “Seven No’s” to a more sustainable political model.

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

Many potential changes in your organizations can be subjected to a similar experiment: implement the change in some places, but not in others, and compare performance in the two groups to learn whether the change is effective. A comparison of the two sets of results tells us whether the drug improves patients’ symptoms and has side effects.

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The 10 Most Important Sustainable Business Stories from 2014

Harvard Business Review

It’s been an amazing 12 months in the world of sustainable business. From climate change to inequality, the scope of humanity’s biggest environmental and social challenges came into much sharper focus this year — as did the scale and range of opportunities to do something about them. And it’s also good business.