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Solutions to the climate crisis will come from the multitudes

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Climate change is not just a systemic problem, it’s also a leadership crisis.

April 6, 2022 by Jamie Beck Alexander

Centering communities for an enduring climate movement

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Nico Valencia of Intuit and Paisley Smith of Unity on listening to communities — and uplifting their stories — for resilient climate action.

March 21, 2022 by Aiyana Bodi

When it comes to solving for climate change, race and gender matter

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Paying attention to gender race and ethnicity in climate investments is critical, lest we risk investing in products that don’t meet the needs of the people they’re trying to serve, and in founder teams that don’t fully understand the problems they’re working to solve.

March 15, 2022 by Suzanne Biegel

Climate change’s attention deficit disorder

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With so many other crises brewing, how do we keep our eye on the prize?

March 7, 2022 by Joel Makower

Moving customers and clients toward climate action

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First in a series of profiles of people without “sustainability” in their job title who fold climate into their roles at their organization.

February 1, 2022 by Aiyana Bodi

The new ‘ROI’ for climate: The ‘risk of inaction’

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There’s a flipside to concerns about the risks and returns of committing trillions of dollars over decades to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change.

January 31, 2022 by Joel Makower

3 tactics that engage consumers on climate

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Many brands are talking sustainability; few cut through.

December 20, 2021 by Simon Glynn

13 big deals that made COP26 the ‘Business COP’

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Amid a controversial climate summit, a baker's dozen of initiatives that will affect the private sector for years to come.

November 15, 2021 by Joel Makower

What is a climate-competent board?

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For corporate boards, the focus is shifting from how a company’s activities impact climate to how climate will potentially impact the company’s own financial performance.

November 8, 2021 by Helle Bank Jorgensen

The ultimate prize is a healthy Earth

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A new breed of prizes seek to inject large sums of money to advance big ideas.

November 2, 2021 by John Elkington

Whether COP26 succeeds hinges on 4 critical questions

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COP26 is an all-hands-on-deck moment for everyone to rise up and demand their leaders take bold climate action.

October 18, 2021 by Helen Mountford

Let’s put corporate boards on the spot at COP26

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Collectively, corporate boards have more clout than many government leaders to reverse the damage caused by climate change.

October 15, 2021 by Helle Bank Jorgensen

It's time to become constructively disruptive

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Addressing our biggest issues, especially climate change, will require some real disruption. Business as usual won’t get us there.

October 4, 2021 by Scott Nadler

Can employees lead the charge on climate action?

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A new guidebook aims to help employees become climate activists. Can it work?

September 28, 2021 by Joel Makower

Climate Week: Getting it done and making it real

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It's hard to get overly excited about the litany of pronouncements and commitments that typically populate the week, but one report stands out.

September 21, 2021 by Joel Makower

How Climate Adaptation Helps to Manage Organizational Risk

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Climate action is a planetary necessity and also a strategic organizational imperative. If progress doesn’t measure up, organizations can face consequences, including investor, employee and community activism -- as well as increased operational and financial risk.

September 3, 2021 by Taylor Flores

How Deloitte is schooling its global workforce on climate action

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What does it take for a company to educate, engage and empower 330,000 employees around the world? The consulting giant is about to find out.

August 24, 2021 by Joel Makower

What does system change mean, anyway?

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What it takes to effect wholesale changes, from markets to mindsets. Suffice to say, it's complicated.

August 16, 2021 by Joel Makower

What the IPCC report means for corporate boards

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We need climate-competent boards to demand and oversee that companies will keep their commitment to a net-zero future.

August 11, 2021 by Helle Bank Jorgensen

Net zero’s big challenge for small business

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While the big guys have their consultants and advisers — not to mention Wall Street-caliber budgets — smaller firms are mostly left to their own scrappy devices.

July 26, 2021 by Joel Makower

Are you greenwashing, wishing or walking?

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