KnowlEdge Series

Sustainability in Transition: Moving From the Margin to the Core (Part 1)

Join a high-level conversation with fellow industry leaders and experts from The Conference Board to address emerging business issues identified by our members. Each KnowlEdge Series is composed of three or four half-hour programs that build on each other. The interactive, web-based format ensures ease of access. Supplemental materials and online availability keep the discussion going long after the series ends. Provocative and proactive, the KnowlEdge Series informs and deepens your company’s internal dialogue on the most pressing issues of the day.

A generation after the global dialogue on sustainability was launched, businesses are deeply involved in the challenge of how to address the emerging opportunities, risks, regulations and responsibilities that cluster under the “sustainability” umbrella. Most companies have accepted the business benefits of moving to “green” operations at some level – driven to reduce costs and satisfy customers. What is next? How are the most forward-thinking companies moving sustainability from the margin to the core of their business model and long term strategy? This two-part series will look at the impact of sustainability on business thinking, structure and strategy across the entire organization.

Audience:

Executives in leadership roles across a range of corporate functions, including strategy, risk management, governance, communication, human capital planning and operations.

Series Host

David J. Vidal
Senior Fellow, Initiative on Sustainability

David J. Vidal is senior fellow, The Conference Board Initiative on Sustainability. Since joining The Conference Board in 1997, he has initiated and been responsible for research and program development in corporate citiz... Full Bio