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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is the leading community of over 250 global businesses making sustainability performance a key driver for competitiveness. Established in 1995, WBCSD is a non-profit member-led organization that connects business leaders through all sectors and major economies, and creates the tools and frameworks to scale collective impact, drive cross-sector innovation, and shape an ambitious, enabling policy agenda. We operate from seven offices…

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Episode 9: Linking Sustainability, Accounting, and AI for Real Business Value

Sustainability and finance can no longer operate in silos – real value emerges when they converge. This episode features Bill and Shiva Rajgopal examining why companies must link ESG efforts to financial performance and how integrating risk factors and sustainability data strengthens business insight. The discussion also highlights AI’s growing role in scenario modeling and value assessment,…

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Episode 1: The Pursuit of a More Just Economy (July 2021)

In this month’s Transformational Leadership podcast, Bill interviews Yusuf George, Managing Director, Programs & Strategic Engagement at JUST Capital. JUST Capital is a nonprofit organization that tracks, analyzes, and engages with large corporations and their investors on how each performs on the public’s priorities, and provides the companies with data and tools to help build […]

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Episode 2: The Role of Supply Chains in Net-Zero (December 2022)

In this month’s episode, Bill interviews Tom Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the first and largest nonprofit professional supply management organization worldwide.

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Episode 3: Identifying and Addressing the Barriers for Decarbonizing the Built Environment (May 2023)

In this episode, Bill interviews Ralph DiNola, CEO of the New Buildings Institute (NBI), an organization that works collaboratively with industry market players to promote advanced design practices, innovative technologies, public policies, and programs that improve energy efficiency and decarbonize the built environment.

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Episode 4: Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainability Leadership to Improve the Global Supply Chain (July 2023)

In this episode, Bill interviews Susan Uthayakumar, Chief Energy and Sustainability Officer of Prologis, the global leader in logistics real estate.

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Episode 5: Putting People at the Heart of Transformative Change and Business Accountability (April 2024)

In this episode, Bill interviews Judith Wiese, Chief People and Sustainability Officer, Siemens, a global technology company focused on creating technology with purpose to add real value for customers.

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Episode 6: The Business Case for DEI (August 2024)

In this episode, Bill interviews Martin Whittaker, Chief Executive Officer, JUST Capital, a nonprofit formed to catalyze private sector leadership on major societal challenges.

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Episode 7: The Narrative of Business: The Importance of Language with Long-Term Business Strategy (November 2024)

In this episode, Bill interviews Michael Maslansky, Chief Executive Officer, Maslansky+Partners, a strategic consultancy and linguistics firm that uses language as the foundation for solving business challenges.

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Episode 8: Turning ESG Strategy into Common Ground and Driving Business Growth (September 2025)

Sustainability isn’t a side project – it’s a business survival strategy. In this episode, Hugh Welsh, President of dsm-firmenich North America, joins Bill to show how leaders can bridge political divides, engage policymakers, and turn climate challenges into real business opportunities.

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Turning ESG Strategy into Common Ground and Driving Business Growth – Transformative Leadership in Business: Episode 8

Sustainability isn’t a side project – it’s a business survival strategy. In this episode, Hugh Welsh, President of dsm-firmenich North America, joins Bill to show how leaders can bridge political divides, engage policymakers, and turn climate challenges into real business opportunities.

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