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Higher Education Brief: What’s in a university’s environmental footprint?

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For all the environment and sustainability-focused talk on campuses, granular knowledge of what makes up a university’s footprint is often missing. From energy intensive laboratories to manicured lawns and long commutes, it can be quite complex to make sense of a university’s footprint. Yet, understanding where institutions consume the most energy, water, and waste – and generate emissions – is the first step towards being sustainable and lowering operational costs. For higher education leaders, knowing where to look and what to tackle first is critical to making meaningful progress.

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Real Estate Brief: Real estate’s AI moment: Growth opportunities meet new constraints

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The U.S. power grid is straining under the weight of aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and surging demand from AI, EVs, and electrification. Real estate, which consumes the 75% of U.S. electricity, is going to be directly impacted. What was once a stable utility is now a strategic risk—and potentially, a competitive advantage. The question isn’t whether grid disruption will affect your portfolio, but how you’ll lead through it.

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EcoVadis Brief: What to look for in an EcoVadis advisor — And why it matters

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EcoVadis is becoming a standard requirement for suppliers doing business with large corporations. What began as a niche sustainability evaluation tool is now a global platform used by over 1,400 large corporate buyers to assess supplier performance across environmental, social, ethical, and procurement metrics.

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EcoVadis Brief: EcoVadis on the rise – What suppliers need to know

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Despite recent headlines, global corporations continue to implement their sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programs, including building sustainable, transparent, and resilient supply chains. As a result, suppliers of all sizes and across all sectors are increasingly being asked to demonstrate their ESG performance.

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Higher Education Brief: What universities need to consider during this time of national pushback

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Months into the new administration, campus sustainability efforts continue to face heightened scrutiny and shifting political headwinds. For university leaders, the question isn’t whether this work still matters—it’s how to continue advancing it amid the risks and pressures. Some institutions have chosen to keep a lower profile. Others are rebranding or reframing their efforts to stay aligned with changing expectations. In this environment, strategy – not silence – is the key to staying on course.

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Real Estate Brief: Power shift – Why the grid now belongs on every real estate agenda

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The U.S. power grid is straining under the weight of aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and surging demand from AI, EVs, and electrification. Real estate, which consumes the 75% of U.S. electricity, is going to be directly impacted. What was once a stable utility is now a strategic risk—and potentially, a competitive advantage. The question isn’t whether grid disruption will affect your portfolio, but how you’ll lead through it.

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Onshoring to the U.S.: are companies considering the physical risks?

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With the reorientation of manufacturing to the U.S. in response to President Trump’s trade policy, multinationals focus on potential site evaluation and selection. Be it Hyundai in Indiana, Apple in Texas, or Toyota in North Carolina, global companies have made public commitments to bring back parts of their complex supply chains to the U.S. While a myriad of factors must be considered – talent pools, state incentives, land availability, access to first-tier supplies—an underrated question is that of physical climate risks. As manufacturing returns, management teams will have to ask their teams what climate-driven risks—water shortages, extreme heat, or flooding—will these new sites face? Where will climate-related hazards pose the greatest threat to business continuity and long-term profitability? Is it enough to reconsider our site location?

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Board Series: Real Estate’s AI moment – opportunity and uncertainty

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant frontier — it is a present and pressing force across industries, and real estate is no exception. From smart buildings and predictive analytics to generative design and personalized tenant services, AI has arrived with the potential to radically transform how real estate is developed, operated, and invested in. But as the sector races to adopt new tools, boards must remain clear-eyed: AI’s potential benefits for real estate firms are significant, but so too are the emerging risks. The AI revolution may bring as many new constraints as it does capabilities. In this rapidly evolving environment, directors must lead with balance — understanding not just where AI can unlock value, but also where it may strain the foundations the industry relies on, from energy infrastructure to labor markets.

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The CEO confidence gap – How can boards step up in a context of global uncertainty?

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With multinational businesses stretched by intensifying geopolitical conflict, macroeconomic shocks, and global trade tensions, CEOs will need expert counsel from their corporate boards more than ever. Yet, new data shows that only one-third of CEOs say they are highly confident in their board’s ability to help them navigate the challenges facing their organization. What’s missing? What are CEOs not getting from their boards and how can the confidence gap be overcome?

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Telesto Strategy CEO and Author Alex Kruzel inspires passionate debate with Northwestern students with her book The Courage to Continue: Stay the Course on Sustainability to Secure our Future

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Alex Kruzel, Founder and CEO of Chicago-based management consulting firm Telesto Strategy recently spoke to students in the Chicago Field Study program at Northwestern University about the current state of sustainability investments amidst a backdrop of federal policy upheaval on energy, trade, and higher education, as well as emerging anti-ESG and anti-Climate tensions. Students in the Field Studies program earn academic credit while working full-time and exploring key business topics through classroom discussion. Using the 10 pillars of sustainability from Kruzel’s book, students were divided into teams to explore the reasons why – or why not – to continue supporting sustainability investments in support of President Trump’s whole of government national security strategy.

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