Corporate Sustainability at a Crossroads
What Future Shall We Choose?
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"We are living through a paradox. Sustainability has become a buzzword on every corporate agenda and political campaign - but the gap between rhetoric and results, promise and performance, continues to widen."
- Dr. Deep Parekh, Managing Partner, Epistemy BV |
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The Premise
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We are living through a paradox. Sustainability has become a buzzword on every corporate agenda and political campaign — but the gap between rhetoric and results, promise and performance, continues to widen.
Corporate sustainability initiatives multiply while emissions continue to rise. ESG frameworks proliferate while ecological degradation accelerates. Boards adopt net-zero pledges while their supply chains remain opaque. Something is fundamentally broken in the way business has approached sustainability — and business as usual will not fix it. This book is written for leaders tired of sustainability as either corporate window dressing or abstract idealism — and ready for bold, grounded, and systemic thinking about what the future actually demands. This book is a provocative yet practical guide that moves beyond the ESG checklists and explores the crossroads facing leaders, investors, regulators, and consumers. Drawing from decades of practice, original research, and global case studies, it challenges assumptions, surfaces contradictions, and charts new paths for action. It is written for those tired of sustainability as either corporate window dressing or abstract idealism—and ready for bold, grounded, and systemic thinking. |
About the Author Deep Parekh, PhD is the founder of Epistemy BV and a practitioner, educator, and advisor at the intersection of supply chain, sustainability, and strategic foresight. He teaches at EPFL, Solvay Business School, and EHL, and sits on the board of the Fulbright Commission Belgium and recently served on the Leadership Committee at AmCham Belgium. |
"The choice is not between sustainability and growth. It is between a business model designed for the world that was, and one designed for the world that is coming."
— Corporate Sustainability at a Crossroads
Who is This Book For?
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Why is it Relevant?
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