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Mary Johnstone-Louis is a Senior Fellow in Management Practice at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. Also at Oxford, she is a Fellow of the Skoll Centre and a Senior Associate of Oxford Net Zero. Mary is Chair of B Lab UK and a board member of Blueprint for Better Business. She has served as a World Economic Forum Global Futures Council Fellow, a jury member for a range of awards including the IMD-Pictet Sustainability in Family Business Award, and as Founding Director of The Ownership Project. Mary has worked on five continents, including fieldwork in Bangladesh, South Africa and across Latin America. She is a regular speaker and panelist and serves as an advisor to several impact-focused businesses in the UK and Europe.

Mary Johnstone-Louis

Mar 21 2025

From mimicry to strategy: the real sustainability challenge of 2025

Illuminem Voices

Corporate Sustainability · Sustainable Finance

Corporate sustainability commitments have surged, but many lack strategic backing

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