# Forbes: 6 Ways Sustainability Can Help Businesses Navigate Tough Times And Drive Growth – From Workiva, KPMG And NYU

Center for Sustainable Business

September 25, 2025 ![Forbes](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/2023-07/News%20image%20website.png?itok=QSTXrajT)> As we think about sustainability, the fact is that it has become, and is going to become even more so, a strategic risk and a strategic opportunity for all businesses of all types. If we do not understand how climate risk affects our business, both from an opportunity side or a risk side, we are going to be in trouble.

![Jeff Young, Mandi, Tensie Whelan, hands, & Maura Hodge at Workiva -IMG_5316](https://imageio.forbes.com/specials-images/imageserve/68cdeff4f67838b1616516e1/Jeff-Young--Mandi--Tensie-Whelan--hands----Maura-Hodge-at-Workiva--IMG-5316/960x0.jpg?format=jpg&width=1440)

NYU Stern CSB Founding Director, Tensie Whelan, spoke on a panel of C-level Fortune 500 experts on the front lines of the changing business landscape at the Workiva Amplify conference in Maryland. Read more insights from the event on Forbes [here](https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanmichelson2/2025/09/20/6-ways-sustainability-can-help-businesses-navigate-tough-times-and-drive-growth--from-workiva-kpmg-and-nyu/).