Social Responsibility

Artificial intelligence developers can make choices that will reduce the emissions generated by AI training models.

This issue of MIT SMR focuses on sustainability, customer and employee engagement, and strategic planning.

Large AI models are big energy consumers and carbon emitters. Sustainable AI practices can reduce their environmental impact.

Mandatory sustainability reporting will help companies show investors how they intend to manage risk and create value.

Business leaders need to set interim targets judiciously to get early wins and build momentum for sustainability goals.

To comply with new sustainability rules, consumer brands need much more visibility into products’ chemical compositions.

Meaningful economic climate action requires not only regulation but commercial demand for sustainable finance.

Executives who lead research and innovation are well placed to help their companies cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Sustainability efforts often get blamed when companies trip up. That’s not fair or logical.

The Me, Myself, and AI podcast’s discussion of AI’s risks with Amnesty Tech’s Matt Mahmoudi and Damini Satija continues.

On the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Amnesty International’s Matt Mahmoudi and Damini Satija discuss AI’s societal risks.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions will also reduce workplace diversity.

A study finds that U.S. consumers believe businesses could positively impact society but fall short in sustainability.

U.S. employers are lagging at embedding sustainability into their organizations, new research shows.

Exponential growth has been key to technology’s progress. The same is needed for climate action.

A research-based framework can help companies select philanthropic projects that align with their business strategies.

Experts weigh the risks and rewards companies face in taking a public stance on divisive social or political issues.

Business leaders should see themselves as change agents with a key role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Experts weigh whether short-term financial pressures will complicate businesses’ environmental sustainability efforts.

Formerly incarcerated people represent an underutilized talent pool that can help employers address workforce shortages.