1 book. 18 experts. 4 continents. A fast track to understanding ESG in the Age of AI
Key Features
- 18 global experts bring ESG and AI insights together in one book
- Turn ESG and AI into an advantage with smarter data and decisions
- Navigate regulation, investment, governance, and cyber risk
Book Description
ESG and AI are reshaping how organizations invest, innovate, and build trust. For leaders, keeping pace across sustainability, regulation, finance, governance, tech, and AI, is increasingly difficult.
ESG in the Age of AI is a fast track to understanding this changing landscape. Bringing together 18 expert contributors from four continents, it gives readers multidisciplinary perspectives spanning business, policy, investment, cybersecurity, leadership, urban design, governance, food security, youth inclusion and more.
Discover how AI can strengthen ESG data, reporting, transparency, compliance, and audit readiness; how responsible governance can extend from boardrooms to sovereign investment and capital markets; and how sustainable finance and emerging tech can support both performance and accountability.
Practical checklists, canvases, and dashboards help turn insight into action.
For busy decision-makers, it brings the knowledge of 18 experts into one place—helping you get up to speed quickly, connect the dots, and make better decisions fast.
What you will learn
- Build actionable ESG strategies enhanced by AI
- Navigate ESG frameworks and evolving compliance
- Establish governance for ESG and responsible AI
- Apply AI to finance, risk and investor trust
- Drive sustainable innovation with accountability
- Apply ESG and AI to food, health and cities
- Integrate cybersecurity into ESG strategy
- Lead effectively through institutional complexity
Who this book is for
Executives, board members, investors, policymakers and technology leaders seeking a fast, authoritative overview of ESG and AI. Ideal for busy decision-makers who want insights from 18 experts across four continents without navigating each field separately. Relevant across corporate, public, nonprofit, and academic sectors. No deep technical expertise is required: only a working understanding of ESG and an interest in AI.
Table of Contents
- ESG as a Business Imperative
- ESG Regulations and AI-Enabled Compliance
- Governance, Sovereign Investment and Responsible AI
- Finance, Investment, Capital Markets, and AI Transparency
- Architecting Responsible Innovation for ESG Transformation
- Food, Health, and Planetary Boundaries
- Youth and Citizen-Driven Innovation in the Age of AI
- Transformative Leadership in the Age of AI
- Universities and Knowledge Hubs as ESG Catalysts
- Cities, Communities, and AI-Enabled Regenerative Futures
- Cybersecurity and ESG: Protecting Trust in the Age of AI
- Governing Complexity: ESG and AI in a World of Fragmented Institutions and Shifting Power
Ann Molin is CEO of Hack for Earth and Founder and Secretary General of Hack for Earth Foundation, a global non-profit advancing citizen-driven innovation aligned with the UN SDGs. A recognized thought leader in sustainability and innovation, she is the author of Dream! Hack! Build! (Packt, 2024) and a frequent speaker at the UN General Assembly, COP events, Davos, TEDx Stockholm, and the UK House of Lords. For this publication, Ann has gathered the most prominent experts in her global network to contribute to each chapter, bringing their deep experience on ESG and AI into one actionable book.