Sustainability Insights

Sustainability Value Creation

A framework for driving financial value through sustainability in private markets.

Decarbonizing Fashion: How to Align Impact with Business Value

New analysis separates the decarbonization paths of fashion and luxury apparel, revealing the highest-value actions brands can take today.

Services Financiers

Roof Repairs and the Home Insurance Affordability Squeeze: Lessons from Mature Markets

As convective storms and hail become more severe, roofs have moved from the margins of risk modeling to the center of the affordability equation.

Luxury

Digital Product Passports Introduce New Sources of Value

Most brands are pursuing DPPs for compliance. Those that adopt a consumer-centric position can create new value from their investment.

Chimie

Business Breakthrough Barometer 2025

The annual pulse check from leading businesses on the pace of the net-zero transition.

Produits et Services Industriels de pointe

From Promise to Purchase: Unlocking India’s Green Hydrogen Demand

A playbook for India’s green hydrogen uptake to 2030 and beyond

Services Financiers

Putting Food on the Balance Sheet: Financing Strategies to Scale Investment in Food Systems Transformation

Seven innovative financial models could lower investment barriers and convene a broad range of financial actors to coordinate across the value chain.

Energie et Ressources Naturelles

AI and Power: A Marriage of Necessity

Tech and utilities are an unlikely pair, but how well they balance data center electricity demand and finite energy resources will have huge implications.

Grande Consommation

Luxury Packaging: Resolving the Tension Between Creativity and Impact

Integrated digital experiences elevate sustainable packaging from reducing planetary harm to enhancing customer value.

Chimie

Chemical Recycling: Plastics Firms Must Move Now or Miss Out

Those who act quickly can secure premium positions as the market ramps up, while those who wait risk falling behind as demand and policy converge.

Chimie

Southeast Asia's Green Economy 2025 Report

Unlocking systems for growth and impact

Métallurgie et Mines

What’s Ahead for Energy Executives in 2025

Bain partners discuss findings from our latest survey of energy executives and how today's challenges are reshaping priorities across sectors.

Chimie

Top Performers Unlock More Revenue from Sustainability

Across global industries, leaders are capturing more revenue from sustainable products—and some expect the momentum to build.

Grande Consommation

Sustainability Is a Natural Part of India’s Consumer Journey—Not a Marketing Ploy

Brands need to promote specific dimensions of sustainability to connect with consumers in India.

Amélioration de la Performance

Circular Business Models Unlock New Profit and Growth

Companies are using circular strategies to reap economic benefits.

Métallurgie et Mines

Utilities’ Confidence in Their Climate Resilience Is Falling

A declining share of utilities and renewables executives feel very confident in their company’s resilience to climate-related physical risks. Is it time for new approaches?

Distribution

Interview: Rajesh Garg, Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer, Landmark Group

“The first step is to make the Chief Financial Officer the Chief Sustainability Officer.”

Agroalimentaire

Energy Executive Agenda 2025: New Challenges, New Innovations

Our latest survey finds executives facing rising costs, surging demand, and a long to-do list.

Aerospace et Défense

Preparing for the Next Leap in Renewable Fuels

Bain partners discuss the current landscape, strategies for securing resources and funding, and navigating investment decisions in times of uncertainty.

Développement Durable et Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (RSE)

Mastering Sustainable Selling: Creating B2B Value by Meeting Buyers' Needs

In this webinar recording, Bain partners share strategies for generating maximum value in the B2B space by meeting buyer needs for sustainability.

Private Equity

Decarbonization That Works: Five Key Actions in Private Equity

Scope 1 and 2 emissions-reduction leaders focus on both decarbonization and value creation.

Energie et Ressources Naturelles

Building a Resilient Plastic Circularity Framework in Southeast Asia

Key interventions across the value chain can help Southeast Asia propel plastic circularity.

Energie et Ressources Naturelles

Renewable Fuels: Seizing the Generational Opportunity

Leading companies are separating signal from noise and investing in a strategy reflecting their strengths.

Développement Durable et Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (RSE)

The Impact of Climate Disclosure Standards

Stephane Biguet, CFO of SLB, discusses the company's role in the energy transition.

Services Publics

Cattle Traceability in Pará Is a $1 Billion Opportunity for Brazil’s Livestock Production

A study by Bain & Company and The Nature Conservancy predicts that the initiative could boost exports, reduce the informal market, and increase productivity.

Développement Durable et Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (RSE)

Circular Transformation of Industries: Unlocking Economic Value

In collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the University of Cambridge, this report explores how circularity can boost resilience, revenues, and cost savings.

Métallurgie et Mines

Will vs. Wallet: Consumers Want Green Energy, but Not at Any Cost

The lack of customers willing to pay higher prices to fund capital investments continues to hinder the energy transition.

Chimie

Sustainable Aviation Fuel: The Supply Race Is On

European production is projected to fall nearly 20% short of mandate-driven demand by 2030, a big opportunity for global feedstock suppliers and refiners that invest now.

Automobile

Improving the Customer Experience in Three Areas Positively Impacts Loyalty for Automotive OEMs

Targeted improvements in digital and tech-enabled experiences, EV charging, and service-related experiences deliver a strong upside in customer loyalty.

Infrastructures, BTP et Matériaux de Construction

The Carbon Removal Crisis: Are Companies Doing Enough?

The importance of carbon removal to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement continues to urgently grow.

Produits et Services Industriels de pointe

Key Takeaways from COP29

The conference fell short of expectations—for some, considerably so—but there were several notable outcomes.

Développement Durable et Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises (RSE)

Prioritizing Sustainability in the Middle East

Mapping critical environmental issues for regional businesses

Chimie

Business Breakthrough Barometer 2024

The annual pulse check from leading business on the net zero transition.

Transformation

From Disillusionment to Action: Four Ways CEOs Can Boost Sustainability

Extreme weather is increasing pressure on leaders to make real progress on sustainability, but this isn’t all about risk. There’s plenty of opportunity too.