Just putting it out there…

My thoughts on how companies can navigate a rapidly changing policy context for #sustainablebusiness in the US and Europe.

Join me and my @bsrnews.bsky.social colleague @davidstearns.bsky.social as we dive into the shifting context for #sustainablebusiness at a very consequential time.

Compared with any other major country, the United States has been extremely fortunate in its two immediate neighbors, Canada and Mexico. Now, incredibly, it is declaring economic war on both of them. This is a war no one can win, and from which tens of millions will lose. This is insanity.

My take on ten big questions that will shape 2025 for #sustainability. There are so many uncertainties that questions rather than answers are the best way to make sense of the interlocking changes reshaping our world. Spoiler alert: some of the questions lead directly to the best answers.

Roughly 35 percent of time-bound sustainability goals set by BSR’s members are set to expire in 2025; another 40 percent are pegged to 2030. How can companies seize this moment to develop goals that are ambitious, credible, and flexible enough to be fit for the future? #sustainablefuture

Of course the billionaire founder of Politico was surprised that people canceled their WaPo subscriptions over Bezos' capitulation to Trump. He cannot fathom people wanting to support institutions they believe share their values and aren't transparently hypocritical in claiming to support democracy.

#Solar energy: one of many ways #JimmyCarter saw a better future, only to be thwarted by an ideological successor who did a 180 - to America and the world's detriment. We cannot let this kind of history repeat. What if Reagan Had Been More Like Carter? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/o...

He was fortunate to live long enough to see historians reconsider his presidency. Human rights, climate and an inclusive America are all part of his legacy. May his memory be a blessing.

Many dunk on legacy media for ideological reasons unrelated to actual journalism. @cnn.com: you only invite this when you rank the bankruptcy of Red Lobster the 3d most important business story of 2024! Really? (FWIW I’m leaving out their equally absurd treatment of the other place’s owner at #1).

You and the pod will be greatly missed @davidaxelrod.bsky.social. What an amazing run of enjoyable and insightful dialogues. We’ll be delighted if you want to return to the Axe Files after a break! www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Great post from @bsrnews.bsky.social #climate and #nature lead Lara Birkes on the essential links between the two.

A life very well lived, with wisdom coming forth well into his tenth decade. Much to learn for all people in and around business from this insightful man. RIP Charles Handy, management thinker and author, 1932-2024

This is a hill I would die on. Summer is made immeasurably better thanks to #DST. Why oh why would we remove it? The difficulty of a one hour time change makes no sense. Does everyone get wiped out if they fly from San Diego to Denver? C'mon people!

John Lennon was assassinated 44 years ago today by a man who flew from Hawaii to New York with a handgun in his suitcase. He shot Lennon five times with hollow-point bullets. Since then, over 1.5M people in America have been shot and killed - many more wounded. Imagine…

Looks like maybe the old PAC-12 maybe had something going for it.

Thank you @pkrugman.bsky.social - you have kept a fresh and insightful voice for a quarter century (not something that can be said for all @nytimes.com op-ed columnists). Your voice will be missed in this space but will - I assume - continue to be heard!

Not to mention Pell Grants, which enable upward mobility.

Snowy football is the best football.

Whatever one’s views on the Hunter Biden pardon, Hunter is and always has been a distraction from the real business of American government and politics.

He and Charles Kushner: nepo daddies

Worth considering: would US withdrawal from #ParisAgreement in 2025 be a good or a bad thing? For obvious reasons, it would be irresponsible/damaging. But would the new US admin promote progress or obstruction? Given consensus rules at #COP, the US could use influence to slow/prevent action.

Am I wrong to think that the US Attorney General should not wear a religious symbol every time they appear in public? Seems to me that sort of, you know, suggests a wee bit of favoritism for certain Americans.

Showing an understanding of and commitment to the future - a better future. This is very welcome news. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/c...

The US elections changed the context for #sustainablebusiness - and reinforced the central importance of the role of business in addressing #climate, #humanrights, #equity, and shared economic progress. Thoughts from me and my BSR colleague David Korngold. www.linkedin.com/posts/bsr_su...

One of the great things about this place is that it is not polluted by awful ads the way the other place is. Let us hope that that remains the case as the user base grows. My understanding is that the charter for this company should provide good protections.

Delighted to be here. Making the move from the other place. More #starterpacks please!