RESEARCH

Research that helps leaders decide what to do next.

Reports and studies I've led or co-authored with the UN Global Compact, Accenture and partners, on AI, policy and how CEOs are navigating sustainability.

Cover of Generative AI for the Global Goals, a guide by the UN Global Compact and Accenture

FEATURED · LEAD AUTHOR

Generative AI for the Global Goals

The private sector's guide to accelerating sustainable development with technology, developed with the United Nations to translate technical AI applications and climate science into insight business leaders can use.

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ALL PUBLICATIONS

The full shelf.

Five pieces from the last four years, from global CEO studies to a practical guide on generative AI.

Copies of a UN Global Compact report set out at delegate seats in a conference chamber

2025 · CEO STUDY

Unlocking the Next Era of Sustainability Leadership →

How global CEOs are integrating sustainability amid geopolitical and technology shifts.

2024 · POLICY

Policy Enablers for Private Sector SDG Acceleration →

The policy unlocks that would help businesses build new markets for sustainable development.

2024 · TECHNOLOGY

Generative AI for the Global Goals →

A practical guide to where AI can speed progress on the Global Goals.

2023 · POLICY

SDG Private Sector Stock Take →

Where business progress on the Global Goals stands, and the regulatory headwinds in the way.

2022 · CEO STUDY

UN Global Compact–Accenture CEO Study →

The largest CEO study on sustainability, tracking how leaders responded to a decade of disruption.

THEMES

Three threads run through the work.

AI and technology

Where emerging technology genuinely moves the needle on sustainability, and where it doesn't.

Policy and markets

The regulatory conditions that help or hinder private-sector progress.

Leadership

How CEOs and boards are prioritizing sustainability as the context shifts.

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