Gambling on Green

As global markets face new geopolitical shifts, inflationary pressures, and manufacturing disruptions, supply chain executives must reevaluate how they manage third-party risks and integrate AI-driven efficiencies. In the rapidly changing landscape of supply chain management and business strategy, understanding impact investing, sustainability, and workforce upskilling is no longer optional—it's a critical business advantage.

Keesa Schreane, a veteran financial services executive with deep expertise in supply chain, third-party risk, and sustainability, provides a timely resource for executives navigating these complex issues. In Gambling on Green, Schreane unpacks the growing pressures that businesses face today: from geopolitical uncertainties to the need for more resilient, sustainable operations.

This book goes beyond the standard approach to sustainability. It bridges the gap between sustainability efforts and their impact on supply chain optimization, manufacturing efficiency, and innovations in risk management. Here, business leaders and investors can find the tools to make more informed decisions, even when faced with external volatility and market uncertainties.

What you will learn:

  • How to mitigate third-party risks, streamline operations, and drive cost savings.

  • The strategic importance of upskilling workforces to adapt to market shifts, while managing environmental and social risks.

  • Why sustainability integration is more than just about reputation—it’s about building resilient, adaptable businesses that thrive in the face of geopolitical shifts and economic disruptions.

  • Real-world case studies of companies successfully integrating sustainability into their supply chain practices, and those who are struggling, highlighting operational pitfalls and best practices.

Praise for Gambling on Green

  • "Keesa makes a clear and compelling case for integrating ESG into your business. From finance to manufacturing, all teams have a part to play in helping to address today's environmental and social issues."

    Mary Jane Melendez
    Chief Sustainability and Global Impact Officer, General Mills

  • "Keesa Schreane's book is an important read for corporate leaders who are committed to advancing the needle on the most critical environmental and social issues of our time."

    Mindy Lubber
    CEO and President, Ceres

  • "All firms should be thinking about the positive and negative impacts they have on the environment and society, not just because this is imperative to address the climate crisis and social injustice, but also because they are relevant considerations for profitability and growth. This is therefore a good time for Keesa Schreane to be examining these issues."

    Sarah Gordon
    CEO, Impact Investing Institute

  • "In Gambling on Green, Keesa Schreane provides an ambitious overview of today's rapidly changing business landscape where environmental and social challenges are now increasingly prominent. She makes a convincing case that smart companies need to look beyond a singular focus on maximizing short-term shareholder returns, both to reduce reputational risks and to score well in evolving ESG investor scorecards. Most interestingly she offers a range of examples, both positive and negative, of companies that are attempting to navigate this important but still very challenging terrain."

    Michael Posner
    Obama Administration, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; Director of the Center for Business and Human Rights at NYU's Stern School of Business