The return of industrial policy, and what it means for global business
Industrial policy is reshaping global competitiveness, strategy, and innovation as governments pursue resilience, security, and growth....

November 18, 2025 • by Miljan Gutovic in Industrials • 8 min read
Growing demand for building materials requires novel approaches to construction. Holcim CEO Miljan Gutovic shows how his company has adopted circularity as a new way to grow the business....
Continue readingNovember 13, 2025 • by Simon J. Evenett, Fernando Martín Espejo in Industrials • 6 min read
Industrial policy is reshaping global competitiveness, strategy, and innovation as governments pursue resilience, security, and growth....
September 16, 2025 • by Jean-François Manzoni in Industrials • 9 min read
Morten Wierod, President and CEO of ABB tells Jean-François Manzoni how a leaner-and-cleaner mission, decentralized discipline, and a culture of speed are driving its transformation for the road ahead....
September 9, 2025 • by Ralf W. Seifert, Katrin Siebenbürger Hacki in Industrials • 6 min read
Stefan Noeken, former EVP of Supply Chain Management and member of the executive board at Hilti Corporation, offers insights into the strategic evolution of supply chains and the key imperatives required to...
September 8, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Industrials • 7 min read
Working across the globe, Kärcher has adapted to a complex business environment by embracing environmental and social regulation and thrives by turning constraints into principles...
September 1, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Industrials • 9 min read
In the final article of our series, we explore how businesses face hard planetary and geopolitical limits that make the “business as usual” growth model untenable as climate shocks, biodiversity loss, and...
August 27, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Industrials • 7 min read
The race for tech sovereignty is intensifying as AI’s growth drives fierce competition for the rare minerals, chips, energy, and talent that underpin advanced computing. Supply chain fragility, geopolitical tensions, and export...
August 25, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Industrials • 7 min read
After decades of cheap everything, a new economic order is emerging where the old world of unquestioned abundance is over. In the third part of our five-article series, we explore how this...
August 21, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Manuel Braun in Industrials • 9 min read
In this second article of our series on geopolitics and circularity, we examine how the scramble for critical inputs is fueling a new era of resource wars and what it means for...
August 9, 2025 • by Tomoko Yokoi, Michael R. Wade in Industrials • 8 min read
AI maturity gives manufacturers an edge by transforming infrastructure, operations, governance, and talent strategies....
July 7, 2025 • by Julia Binder, Esther Salvi in Industrials • 9 min read
Lindström found that expanding its business to Asia required overcoming cultural barriers as much as building new services and infrastructure while adapting itself to local needs. ...
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