Learn how family businesses can overcome succession planning challenges by building stronger leadership pipelines and navigating emotional and organizational hurdles.

Powerful, authoritative, tenacious - all traits our society has come to associate with leaders. But what about kindness?

In today’s rapidly shifting global landscape where a complex web of geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism, and escalating trade disputes are intertwined, sustainability leadership has entered a new era—one that demands agility, influence and operational depth.

After nearly 23 years at The Home Depot, Tim Hourigan will retire as Executive Vice President – Human Resources on June 14, 2025. Under his leadership, the world’s largest home improvement retailer with nearly 475,000 orange-blooded associates and more than 2,300 stores across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico has operated on a simple but powerful principle: lead with empathy.

The work of Chief Sustainability Officers in Latin America is deeply reshaping business strategy. Discover how the function is becoming central to business resilience and growth.

In Family Business, where perception often shapes reality, recognizing misalignments is key to effective leadership. Discover how.

Utilities companies have been led through massive disruption due to several factors including the burgeoning demand to power AI data centers. As a result of accelerated demand, market forces are causing utilities to move from a slow-planned, regulated, rate-based environment to one of competition amongst IPPs and “behind the meter” solutions.

Plastics circularity is becoming a game changer for the chemicals sector and being marketed as the optimal strategy for single-use plastics from huge brands like PepsiCo, Unilever and Colgate Palmolive.

We sat down with O’Hare to explore how the role is evolving, how purpose can shape it, and where it’s headed next.

In this piece, we explore the key challenges and trends shaping the sector’s transformation, discussing how leadership must adapt and sharing insights from top industry leaders. They offer perspectives on the future of mobility and the strategic role of leadership in addressing critical issues.