Coulson-Thomas, Colin (2025) Theme Paper 26th International Conference on Environment Management and Climate Change: Business leadership for climate action and promoting sustainability. In: 26th International Conference on Environment Management and Climate Change, 26th - 27th June, 2025, Hotel The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, India.

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Abstract

People, organisations and governments face a combination of inter-related challenges, global risks and existential threats. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF) the outlook for environmental risks over the next decade is alarming, with the top four global risks in terms of severity of impact all being environmental. This Theme Paper explores areas on the agenda of the 26th International Conference on Environment Management and Climate Change. It suggests issues and questions that directors, speakers, and other participants might wish to consider ahead of the event and discuss with their peers, and highlights developments since last year’s event. Areas covered include: confronting rather than avoiding realities; environment management challenges; transition planning and corporate boards; climate change related finance; climate change anxiety, deniers and opponents; green and sustainable growth; from fragmented approaches to integrated strategies; clean energy and infrastructure for a sustainable future; innovation, digital and other technologies; pollution and water management; business, policy and climate leadership; and confronting multiple challenges. Boards and companies must cope and survive, with global challenges, risks and existential threats that may be denied or ignored by key players and ensure collaboration efforts are pursued to enhance collective capability to address them. It is questionable whether there is sufficient bandwidth to maintain order and cope with a combination of catastrophic events occurring simultaneously.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Paper)
Additional Information:	Details the 26th International Conference on Environment Management and Climate Change, including the agenda, can be obtained from the website of the organiser: India’s Institute of Directors (www.iodglobal.com)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	environmental sustainability, environmental management, climate change, global risks, World Economic Forum, sustainable development, sustainable water resources management, corporate strategy, Green Growth, digital technologies, AI, environmental policy and governance, Global Environmental Governance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
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Last Modified:	13 May 2025 15:24
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50437

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