INSEAD to lead conversations on sustainable, inclusive and responsible businesses

INSEAD to lead conversations on sustainable, inclusive and responsible businesses

Aligned with Davos’ theme of Working Together, Restoring Trust, the INSEAD sessions Renewable Energy, Scarcity and Circularity: A Path to Net Zero and Good for Business, Business for Good, aim to advance the conversation and press the agenda towards the most important dialogues of our time.

Atalay Atasu, INSEAD Professor of Technology and Operations Management, will lead the first session. Together with Georgina Grenon, Sustainability Director Paris 2024, Michele Crisostomo, Chair of the Board of Directors and Chairman, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, Enel Spa, Italy, and Guillaume Pitron, Journalist, the session will discuss how the path to Net Zero heavily relies on a successful transition to renewable energy. Topics include the role of scarce materials and the industrial circular economy transition; and how governments and policymakers can help.

According to Professor Atasu, “In the absence of a well-crafted transition plan that focuses on material flow security required for the renewable energy transition, we could be hampering the feasibility of a key component of climate change mitigation strategies. It is time for businesses and policy makers to consider different facets of the sustainable development paradigm to provide stronger foundations for this critical transition. One crucial aspect will be realizing the interdependencies of