McKinsey on Sustainability & Resource Productivity, Number 2

In this second issue of McKinsey on Sustainability & Resource Productivity, we seek to establish the value of sustainability and to demonstrate how these opportunities can (and are) being captured in a range of industries.

Becoming a sustainability leader requires big changes, but the effort is worth it—in both environmental and economic terms.

Companies on the front lines of the resource revolution need to implement creative talent-management strategies.

With economic and social expectations rising in resource-rich countries, extractive companies must re-think how they do business.

Don’t be fooled by high-profile setbacks. The cleantech sector is gaining steam—with less and less regulatory assistance.

Faced with change on a scale not seen in decades, companies must alter their business plans to accommodate unconventionals or else risk irrelevance.

As costs fall, the importance of solar power to senior executives is rising.

Bioenergy faces challenges in Europe, but there is reason to believe it can make a comeback.