Power to the People, Y’all! - A Company’s Stakeholders
The SEC’s climate-reporting rules are a big bummer because they don’t go far enough. Yet there’s a ring of people and groups encircling every business - stakeholders - and they have the power to lift a company up or create a world of hurt that can shut it down.
One of the World’s Biggest Clean-tech Hubs is in … Arkansas?!
A big clean-tech hub is rising in a part of the country that had 20th-century powerhouse industries like oil exploration and paper mills. Where? Southern Arkansas, and lithium refining and carbon sequestration are two ascendant industries there now.
The SEC & Climate Reporting Flows Downhill
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently mandated climate-risk and greenhouse gas emissions reporting, and there’s plenty to disappoint everyone. But even if you’re a small or middle-market company, if your clients are reporting, then so are you.
Environmental Justice – Skip the Outrage in Aspen
Environmental (in-)justice (EJ) isn’t about outrage in white-bread enclaves. EJ is about historically marginalized people and communities who bear the brunt of environmental degradation, usually without any say in it - communities like Libby, Mont., the site of one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history.
ESG for Consumers, Customers & Fans
One stakeholder, the consumer, is a central driver of sustainability. So if brands want to hang onto their customers and fans, they must stand for something. The latest excerpt from ESG Table Stakes looks at all-important stakeholders - customers, consumers and fans - and how they drive ESG.