This week: The first in a new state-of-sustainability series, Brendan May, business expert and founder of Robertsbridge, talks with Innovation Forum’s Ian Welsh about the apparent current crossroads for sustainable business and why some companies are scaling back on their ambitions. They discuss the political dynamics affecting sustainability efforts, the ch ... Show More
Oct 30
Sustainability now: GHG reporting trends and challenges
<p><b>A video of this podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, or PwC’s website at</b> <a href='https://viewpoint.pwc.com/us/en/accounting-podcasts.html'><b>viewpoint.pwc.com</b></a></p><p>Greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting continues to evolve, with companies facing increasing compl ... Show More
50m 40s
Dec 2024
Navigating the ESG and Sustainability Landscape Part 2
<p>As the global push for Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) practices and sustainability gains momentum, CFOs face the challenge of translating complex mandates into actionable strategies that simultaneously satisfy regulators, investors, and the company's bottom line.< ... Show More
27m 52s
Apr 2021
Harnessing Purpose for Sustainability
In our next episode of the Building Competitive Advantage in a Sustainable World podcast, David Young, our BCG Henderson Institute Fellow researching Sustainable Business Model Innovation, interviews BrightHouse CEO Ashley Grice.Ashley discusses how Purpose helps companies articu ... Show More
14m 9s
Jun 2025
The Promises, Pitfalls, and Trade-offs of the Circular Economy
Most businesses are built on a linear model: take, make, and discard. But that norm is reaching its limits, and leaders are under pressure to find smarter, more sustainable ways to operate. Weslynne Ashton is a systems scientist and professor at the Illinois Institute of Technolo ... Show More
20m 36s
Sep 30
Sustainability now: Proposed changes to EU reporting standards
<p>A video of this podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, or PwC’s website at <a href='https://viewpoint.pwc.com/us/en/accounting-podcasts.html'>viewpoint.pwc.com</a></p><p>In this episode, we continue our series on the European Commission’s Omnibus package with a September up ... Show More
43m 19s
Oct 2
The global impact of Europe’s accounting evolution
<p>A video of this podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, or PwC’s website at <a href='https://viewpoint.pwc.com/us/en/accounting-podcasts.html'>viewpoint.pwc.com</a></p><p>This week, host Heather Horn is joined by Eelco van der Enden, CEO of Accountancy Europe. In this episod ... Show More
53m 19s
Aug 2024
Matthew Archer, "Unsustainable: Measurement, Reporting, and the Limits of Corporate Sustainability" (NYU Press, 2024)
In recent years, companies have felt the pressure to be transparent about their environmental impact. Large documents containing summaries of yearly emissions rates, carbon output, and utilized resources are shared on companies’ social media pages, websites, and employee briefing ... Show More
40m 18s