Thought Leadership.

James Diebel, Sustainability Analyst for DevryBV Sustainable Strategies, highlights the benefits of deploying biomimicry in business. The inagural Biomimetics24 Summit is taking place today, Ocober 8, 2024, at the University of Minnesota. The Summit is the brainchild of Michael Wright, a successful tech executive and leading futurist in business.

It all started at a local chamber of commerce meeting. What sorts of problems are your businesses dealing with regarding waste?

During our first week working as DevryBV’s Summer Interns, we were given an unusual assignment: knock on doors at small businesses in Excelsior, the lakeside town in which our firm is headquartered, and see if they have common interests centered around waste.

Could we help our local businesses connect and work with each other to solve shared problems?

DevryBV Sustainable Strategies is delighted to announce that the firm has become a founding sponsor of Biomimetics24, the inaugural Biomimetics International Industry Strategy Symposium.

Why did we commit to sponsoring?

Simply put, our firm helps companies put nature and people at the center of their business strategy. Meanwhile, biomimicry is an innovative approach that emulates nature’s designs to solve human problems, promoting sustainability and efficiency.

The conference is truly a natural fit with our firm’s mission to help companies get grounded in what we call the Humanverse, a place where people and nature are valued and prioritized to achieve societal impact and profit.

Last December, DevryBV Sustainable Strategies crossed a critical threshold by entering into a strategic partnership with Improvability AI.

Together, our companies set an ambitious goal: to transform sustainability at the local level for businesses by using artificial intelligence to manage a company’s data.

Courts across the United States have been put in the position to reconsider how much power federal regulatory agencies should have over rulemaking following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 28 decision to overturn the decades-old “Chevron doctrine.”

Why does it matter, and what does it mean for the future of corporate sustainability?

Big tech companies failed to anticipate the negative consequences that artificial intelligence is having on their energy use and sustainability goals.

That’s unfortunate and important, but there are some specific steps they could begin taking now in order to address the problem.

After four years of contentious debate, in May the European Parliament gave its final green light to new due diligence rules that obligate firms to mitigate negative impacts of their businesses on human rights and the environment.

An overview of extended producer responsibility and the requirements for reducing single-use plastics in your business.

On the 54th occasion of celebrating Earth Day, this article acknowledges the importance of corporate leadership on sustainability. The author digs into several leadership personas that can either speed up progress on sustainability or sadly, stall change. The Humanverse requires better leadership at every level of a company.

We present our unique approach to ESG and sustainability materiality assessments. It’s about managing risks, simplified!

Read about the 12 gifts ESG offers businesses in 2024.