Purpose – The US retail industry seems headed toward a zero‐sum game, a place where growth comes from taking customers away from competitors. This paper aims to present three steps to reduce the risk of defection of customers. Design/methodology/approach – Despite the widespread prevalence...

Purpose – This paper aims to address the importance of a framework for developing employees' sustainability knowledge, skills, and behaviors. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on in‐depth interviews with executives from five Fortune 1000 companies that are viewed as market...

How six industries are collaborating with competitors, society, and the public sector for competitive advantageNo longer can we consume the equivalent of 1.3 Earths resources and expect to remain prosperous in perpetuity. We need a new economic paradigm, one that yields growth in a way that...

The problem with business as usual -- Risk associated with business-as-usual practices -- Demand for energy -- Demand for food -- Demand for water -- The challenge of the Nexus -- Demand for resources -- Climate change -- Tough choices -- the tradeoffs -- Why is it hard to make tough decisions?...

The value of water -- Global trends as drivers for innovation -- Do water and innovation 'mix?' -- Water supply -- Water demand -- The water, energy, and food nexus -- The ideas -- The money -- Commercialization -- What does success look like? -- The global world water forum 2024