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Victoria Mills, managing director at EDF, works at the intersection of sustainability, public policy and business. “What we’ve realized — EDF and other NGOs — together is that it’s time to raise the bar for leadership to include climate policy advocacy,” says Mills. “We’ve been really encouraged by the number of companies that are setting […]
A new report by The Conference Board reveals the latest trends in sustainability reporting. The analysis examined how nearly 6,000 companies in 26 countries are reporting on more than 90 environmental and social practices, ranging from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to boardroom diversity to water consumption. As companies prepare for the sustainability reporting season, here […]
In the Sonoran Desert, nature likes to take its time solving complex problems. Consider the saguaro — the most iconic of cacti in the world — which takes upwards of a typical human lifespan of 75 to 100 years to grow their signature prickly arms. There’s also the less famous desert ironwood tree, rugged and […]
Welcome to the climate crisis, where once-extreme weather events have gone mainstream. Australia’s raging bushfires are a stark reminder of our “new normal,” with images befitting an apocalyptic Roland Emmerich flick. In Australia, the fires burned more than 27 million acres — an area about the size of Maine — and killed at least 30 […]
In the five years since the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were adopted, many large companies have paid them substantial lip service — declaring support for specific subsets and drawing creative, often detailed maps that demonstrate how certain pieces of the social agenda dovetail with their own larger sustainability and corporate social responsibility goals. […]
As CEO of Ecolab since 2004, Doug Baker has infused sustainability and purpose into the company’s operations and the work it does around the world to help customers achieve their own sustainability goals. In a packed plenary session at GreenBiz 20 conference, Baker shared his vision about how businesses can and should drive change that […]
Two weeks ago, I joined 200 sustainability, finance and investment leaders at the second annual GreenFin Summit during GreenBiz 20, where attendees forged critical connections between the investment and sustainability communities. While many companies have been tackling environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues for decades, investors are newly incentivized to incorporate sustainability into their own […]
If there was one phrase I remember from my time in Scottsdale, Arizona, for GreenBiz 20, it is, “The suits have got to get out of the office.” Those were the words uttered repetitively by Temple Grandin, the animal behaviorist who helped McDonald’s develop strategies for treating beef more humanely, when she spoke to a […]
One question the GreenBiz Group team fields often from those both inside and outside the corporate sustainability community is whether hosting in-person gatherings is the “right” thing to do in a world where responsible individuals are seeking to reduce their own personal impact on climate change as much as possible. Time and again, the value […]
GreenBiz 20 Highlights Commentary about our annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. Plus, featuring highlights from the plenary program. Look for more main-stage moments in our next episode! Mindy Lubber, president and CEO of Ceres, on crossing the sustainability-investor chasm and fighting short-termism (16:02) Why are “immersive experiences” an effective strategy for getting employees engaged in […]
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