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Board series: How can companies stay ahead of Political Risk under Trump 2.0?

In the past, political risk has been a specific category of risks that boards and management teams reviewed quarterly and managed through insurance policies. Acute issues were handled by task forces or crisis management teams when needed. Now, under President Trump’s second administration, companies are inundated with constant geopolitical threats and uneven operating conditions. A blurring of political risks is happening in real-time, as political risk is broadening to include: protectionist trade policy, sanctions, tariff retaliation, export/import bans, regional strife and conflict, border security, human rights, international terrorism, failed multilateral cooperation, increasing influence of populist governments, and more. With many of these themes presenting themselves weekly and even daily, how do companies recast their political risk management under Trump 2.0?

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Telesto Strategy Partners Present on AI and Policy Impacts at the 3rd Annual ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate Winter Forum

FEBRUARY 8, 2025 Telesto Strategy Partners Present on AI and Policy Impacts at the 3rd Annual ESG & Decarbonizing Real Estate Winter Forum Telesto Strategy, a leading management consulting firm specializing in corporate sustainability, is proud to announce the participation of two of its partners, Andrew Alesbury and Ben Vatterott, at the 3rd Annual ESG

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DEI backlash: Mounting tensions for corporates

Over the past several years, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been a corporate-level topic, as the push has required the Fortune 500 to re-evaluate its talent strategy, employee engagement, and procurement policies. With broad-based opposition to many DEI-related initiatives coming from the White House and litigation threats mounting, DEI is once again in the spotlight. There are no easy answers as executive teams weigh litigation, reputational, and compliance risks, as well as backlash from employees, customers, and shareholders.

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Board series: DEI Backlash – Tensions in the boardroom

Over the past several years, Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) has been a board-level topic, as the corporate push required the Fortune 500 to re-evaluate its talent strategy, employee engagement, and procurement policies. With broad-based opposition to many DEI-related initiatives coming from the White House and litigation threats mounting, DEI is once again in the spotlight. There are no easy answers as corporate boards weigh litigation, reputational, and compliance risks, as well as backlash from employees, customers, and shareholders.

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Case Study: Telesto ClimaLabs Climate Tech market overview

Case Study: Telesto ClimaLabs Climate Tech market overview Telesto developed an accelerator program “ClimaLabs” that sought to improve climate tech startups’ readiness for global investment, informed by market research and best practices. Challenge As businesses and governments worldwide are increasingly committing to climate action and funding climate tech solutions, there is a need to finance

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Case Study: Essilor global vision care market research

Case Study: Essilor global vision care market research Telesto’s leadership partnered with Essilor to develop the “Eliminating Poor Vision in a Generation” report. Challenge EssilorLuxottica, the world leader in ophthalmic optics and eyewear, sought to address a staggering global health crisis: 2.7 billion people suffer from uncorrected poor vision, with 90% living in low- and

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Case Study: Illinois Green Alliance Net Zero real estate market research

Case Study: Illinois Green Alliance Net Zero real estate market research Telesto’s team partnered with the Illinois Green Alliance to research, develop, and craft the “Getting to Zero” report—a strategic blueprint for advancing net-zero buildings across the state. Challenge Illinois is at the forefront of the national movement toward a carbon-free built environment. As cities

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Case Study: Slipstream real estate decarb market research

Case Study: Slipstream real estate decarb market research Telesto’s team worked closely with Slipstream to assess the current building decarbonization market and identify strategic opportunities for Slipstream Challenge Slipstream creates and scales energy efficiency and renewable programs for a clean energy economy. For the last 40 years Slipstream has partnered with utilities, local and state

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Case Study: Safety science risk research and prioritization

Case Study: Safety science risk research and prioritization Telesto strategy helped a global science safety and testing organization broadening its strategy and portfolio to proactively incorporate new and potential threats from technological developments Challenge A leading global safety science company that independently researches safety risks, publishes standards, and certifies products to standards has been broadening

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Case Study: A Global 1000 Insurance Company sustainability and climate services market research

Case Study: A Global 1000 Insurance Company sustainability and climate services market research Telesto strategy helped a global 1000 insurance firm broaden its service offerings in response to an increasing focus on climate risk and sustainability. Challenge As businesses worldwide increasingly integrate climate risk and sustainability into their decision-making, our client recognized the need to

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