Social Responsibility

Microsoft has launched a $50 million initiative to figure out ways to help AI “save the world.”

The number of women on corporate boards has risen substantially over the past decade, but the growth rate is slowing. Why?

The most valuable contributions of AI to the economy may be as an adjunct to advancing discoveries.

Digitalization and sustainability are both powerful trends. What happens when they merge?

Shareholders are just one group of stakeholders who matter. Suppliers and employees do, too.

Artificial intelligence is beginning to replace many of the workplace roles that men dominate.

Research finds that teams lacking diversity may be more susceptible to making flawed decisions.

Technology innovation offers an opportunity to resolve pressing social and environmental problems.

Business leaders must partner with policy-makers to improve disaster preparedness and resilience.

It’s not smart to base any part of your strategy on what you see in the rear-view mirror.

There are many good reasons why companies should comply with TCFD disclosure recommendations.

After an ethics scandal, one company took an unusual step: Shifting its focus toward sustainability.

Organizations need decision makers with central (and internalized) moral identities.

New factory audit processes make it possible to evaluate supplier performance in more depth.

Companies should be more forthcoming about long-term value-creation strategies when communicating with investors.

In certain circumstances, managers are more responsive to suggestions from the opposite gender.

Meeting your sustainability commitments requires long-term thinking and strategy.

In the first half of 2017, these MIT SMR articles attracted the most readers.

The real divide over climate change is about whether markets have the power to change the world.

U.S. corporations still have considerable incentive to move forward on their own climate plans.