Climate & Energy Transition Lab
The BHI Climate & Energy Transition Lab explores sustainability as a source of competitive advantage and the hidden dynamics of the energy and sustainability transition.
To compete in a rapidly changing global environment, businesses need to develop strategies and business models that generate environmental and societal benefits while simultaneously driving business and shareholder value.
Our team of scientists and engineers use advanced analytics and detailed case studies to uncover new business, investment, and policy opportunities. The goal is to accelerate the adoption of better business practices, and in turn, create a better planet.
Some of our current research themes include SWITCH-GT, accelerating climate action, sustainability scarcities, sustainability ecosystems, and sustainable business model innovation.
Learn how our dynamic Systems Workbench for Insight on Transition Change -- Green Transformation (SWITCH-GT) can unlock competitive advantage.
The energy transition presents a massive and complex challenge, and it’s moving too slowly. To accelerate progress, businesses and governments should adopt a systems approach.
How can society achieve rapid climate action at scale?
“Locked-in” emissions from existing assets threaten to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target. Using autos as a case study, we outline steps to tackle the problem.
In the race to sustainability, scarcities and bottlenecks will emerge – those who move first will have an advantage.
Corporations worldwide have made ambitious commitments to reduce negative environmental and social impacts. But there’s a problem: New solutions to achieve these goals will inevitably trigger bottlenecks for the very resources, infrastructures, and capabilities upon which these initiatives depend. In a new HBR article, we look into how companies can mitigate risk and capitalize on opportunities.
The most complex sustainability challenges extend beyond the boundaries of the firm -- learn how coordinated action across highly distributed players can create solutions at-scale.
Our research of 110+ in-depth case studies identified 9 ways in which companies can remake their ecosystems to unlock those sustainability constraints.
The eighth edition of our “Inspiring the Next Game” book series offers guidance from BCG Henderson Institute Fellows and contributors to help leaders create more competitive and sustainable companies.
Learn how companies can turn sustainability into advantage by optimizing for both business and societal outcomes.
How can companies reconcile the two S-words of business: sustainability and sustainable competitive advantage?
Senior business leaders discuss their experiences and views on how to reconcile sustainability and sustainable competitive advantage.
"Our mission is simple yet profound: to build businesses we’d be proud to own forever. It’s not just about the bottom line; it’s about tackling the hard problems that matter, investing in people who make a difference, and creating enduring value that spans generations."
"True circularity isn’t about downcycling materials into single-use products—it’s about creating systems where waste becomes the building block.… This approach not only ensures superior performance and sustainability for consumers but also transforms the entire value chain."
"This is a revolution in economics ... we're saying, let's do things completely differently, let's take behavioral models that are built by observing how people behave."
"Our clients’ emissions are our emissions; our clients’ decarbonization is also our decarbonization. This is where our clients’ efforts and our efforts are very much aligned. This is why this is all about collaboration, not like competing with other banks, but rather [creating] a partnership and collaboration."
"Employees are your biggest partner. They are your allies in the long game. They are very aligned with the health of the enterprise and play a crucial role in driving sustainability initiatives."
"Business is the most influential institution of our day, ignored at your peril. We can’t solve any of our most important problems—climate, inequality, economic mobility—without business at the table."
"If reducing carbon also cuts costs, boosts competitive advantage, improves financial performance, enhances employee satisfaction, and aids in recruiting and retention, why aren’t we progressing faster? What holds us back?"
"What we care about is advancing life around the world. This is our purpose. It affects every choice we make with respect to our assets; which businesses we will participate in and which we won’t participate in; and how we show up for our varied global stakeholders."
BCG’s Sustainable Business Model Innovation points to new modes of differentiation by embedding societal value into products, processes, and services and reshaping business ecosystems.
Companies that combine smart investment with targeted innovation in their value chains can achieve competitive advantage.
Marielle Remillard warns of looming material shortages in the race to build the future energy grid — and reveals why it could spark the next Industrial Revolution in business.
Corporate sustainability is currently facing setbacks, but countervailing forces may eventually drive a renewed focus—though not without a turbulent interim period.
Boards are grappling with a number of complex and interconnected issues, including the climate and sustainability imperatives, GenAI, and geopolitical disruption. Here’s how they are adapting.
The energy transition presents a massive and complex challenge, and it’s moving too slowly. To accelerate progress, businesses and governments should adopt a systems approach.
Renewable ammonia has long-term potential, but the industry can’t wait. Ammonia producers and customers can take steps to become more sustainable, starting today.
Every business must identify and respond to potential shortfalls embedded in its value chains.
Stress-test your strategy and stretch your imagination.
“Locked-in” emissions from existing assets threaten to exceed the 1.5°C global warming target. Using autos as a case study, we outline steps to tackle the problem.
By causing gas plants to close, renewable energy could disrupt the pricing of electricity, impairing investment signals. What comes next will depend on which of three technologies emerges to support the rise of renewables.
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