By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPMCEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group Introduction: The ESG Imperative for Infrastructure Infrastructure is the foundation upon which economies grow, societies thrive, and resilience is built. Roads, power grids, ports, hospitals, water systems, and digital networks are not just physical assets, they are the lifelines of human development and competitiveness. Yet these same assets are uniquely…
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPM Founder & CEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group (PSCG) Introduction: Beyond ESG Reporting For the last two decades, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has been a story of growth, promise, and controversy. What began as a niche framework for socially conscious investors to evaluate non-financial risks has now expanded into a trillion-dollar industry shaping the…
How climate stress turns water, land, and minerals into levers of coercion—and how climate-smart peacebuilding can break that cycle. Steven W. PearceAuthor of From Warming to Warfare: Climate Change and the Road to World War III | Founder, PSCG Introduction Scarcity is no longer just a side effect of climate change or poor governance, it has become a deliberate strategy….
By Steven W. Pearce Introduction Every year, COP negotiations dominate headlines with pledges on emissions, finance, and adaptation. Yet in the middle of these marathon talks, one critical dimension remains on the sidelines: security. Climate change is not only an environmental challenge, it is a force multiplier for instability. Droughts fuel food crises that spark protests; floods displace millions into…
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPM — Sustainability & Global Development Consultant The Conversation — and Google Search — That Sparked This Article When I first met Valeriya Hjertanaes, I knew she was accomplished, a world-famous supermodel, sustainable fashion advocate, Mrs. World Congeniality, and host of the Diversity GameChanger podcast. But it was after I Googled her that I really…
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPMFounder & CEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group Introduction — From Ancient Philosophy to Modern Strategy In medicine, a differential diagnosis is a disciplined process: identify the root cause of illness by ruling out false leads, testing assumptions, and confirming the true underlying condition. The purpose is clear, treat the cause, not merely mask the symptoms….
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPMFounder & CEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group Extreme poverty is more than a humanitarian crisis — it is a catalyst for instability, conflict, and systemic risk.It fuels the grievances that extremist groups exploit, deepens the vulnerabilities that climate change magnifies, and erodes the governance structures that keep nations stable. Where extreme poverty persists, the seeds…
Written by Steven W. Pearce Introduction As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics become embedded in global markets, a new layer of automation is taking center stage: AI-driven ESG algorithms. From Wall Street investment houses to central banks, and even emerging markets in the Global South, ESG scoring is no longer manual or subjective, it’s rapidly becoming automated. While this…
By Steven W. Pearce, MBA, MPM Founder & CEO, Pearce Sustainability Consulting Group Introduction: The AI-ESG Convergence: A Consultant’s Perspective on the Next Frontier of Sustainability As an ESG consultant with over a decade of experience advising governments, corporations, and international institutions, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing the global sustainability agenda evolve from a peripheral set of voluntary disclosures…
By Steven W. Pearce, Sustainability Consultant & Founder of PSCG In today’s volatile climate, literally and figuratively, insurance companies are facing a reckoning. From billion-dollar natural disasters to rising litigation tied to ESG failures, the sector is being pulled into the epicenter of global risk. It’s no longer just about loss recovery, it’s about survival, resilience, and rethinking how we…
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