Sustainability and Resilience
Climate disasters, resource depletion and uncertainty are changing how we do business. This collection addresses the future of business sparked by the sustainability imperative.
DEEP GREEN
Sustainability as a business strategy
RESEARCH REPORT
The future of sustainability in business: data, technology and collaboration
As the world grapples with the urgent need to combat climate change and resource depletion, a new breed of business is emerging.
These organizations will be sustainable to the core—not just green but deeply green, with sustainability encoded in their DNA.
To learn more about the future of sustainability in business, we worked with Oxford Economics to survey 3,000 executives across every market and sector on their sustainability plans, challenges and vision.
FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY
Paving the way forward—tech for sustainability
INTERACTIVE REPORT
The Future of Us
Amid climate and pandemic-induced disruption, a new era is taking shape. Here is a field guide to navigating the net zero era, in which leaders will guide with digital, empower consumers and act with purpose.
ARTICLE
Close the gap between ESG commitments and action
90% of decision-makers agree—you can’t be a modern business without a cohesive ESG strategy, but there’s a huge disconnect between plans and proactive efforts.
ARTICLE
Road (or rail) to the future
Increasing carbon emissions from urban mobility, among other factors, makes transportation innovation a global imperative.
The pressure to change is coming from all sides
80%
Regulators
80% of the global economy is now subject to a net zero emissions target.
<h1><span style="color: #001F3F;">80%</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;"><b>Regulators</b></span></p> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;">80% of the global economy is now subject to a net zero emissions target.</span><br> </p>
78%
Investors
78% of investors believe sustainable investing is a risk-mitigation strategy.
<h1><span style="color: #001F3F;">78%</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;"><b>Investors</b></span></p> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;">78% of investors believe sustainable investing is a risk-mitigation strategy.</span></p>
81%
Customers
81% of customers strongly believe that companies should help improve the environment.
<h1><span style="color: #001F3F;">81%</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;"><b>Customers</b></span></p> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;">81% of customers strongly believe that companies should help improve the environment.</span></p>
$1.3T
Planet earth
1.3 trillion USD is the cost of climate-related weather events affecting businesses.
<h1><span style="color: #001F3F;">$1.3T</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;"><b>Planet earth</b></span></p> <p><span style="color: #001F3F;">1.3 trillion USD is the cost of climate-related weather events affecting businesses.</span></p>
COGNIZANT OCEAN
Making a big difference in the blue economy
We help leading companies leverage AI and digital transformation to boost sustainability, resiliency and profitability while addressing some of Earth’s most pressing challenges.
INDUSTRY VIEWPOINTS
The sustainability imperative will drive growth across all industries
THE RACE TO NET ZERO
The race to net zero
Case studies
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