Given the implications of sustainability’s evolution within the corporate sector, MIT Sloan
Management Review (MIT SMR) and The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) — focused this year’s
research on the critical role of sustainability collaborations that address systemic issues, and on the
role of the board of directors in guiding their companies’ sustainability efforts.
To better understand these two topics, they surveyed nearly 3,800 managers and interviewed sustainability leaders
from around the world.
In addition, this year they joined forces with the United Nations Global Compact, a long-time leader
on sustainability issues — and, more recently, on company boards of directors3 — in conducting
this research.