#EU #business leaders understand that #macroeconomic forces are far more powerful than #political whims #sustainability professionals should abandon shaming & moral superiority in favor of the (real) point - managing #risk & leveraging #opportunities are good business. www.e3g.org/news/new-eur...

Always pleased when news orders accompany the start of the school year. www.amazon.com/Managing-Sus...

#Curacao exemplifies multicultural society. Dutch, African, Portuguese, South American and Caribbean in a fushion that leads to some pretty awesome art, music, cuisine, architecture.... #DEI in action

As @waynevisser.bsky.social says, advocates and activists may speak loudly, but the markets have final and definitive say.

In case there was any doubt who is winning the clean industrial revolution ... Source: Bloomberg #cleantech #climatetech #china #solar #wind #batteries #hydrogen

Night over water

It is when the environment is threatening that the most adaptable survive. #sustainability pros must be *willing* (first) and able to adapt. We avoid the temptation to cling to the more comfortable past (like the fossil fuel companies) or cling to 'moral' certainty. Focus on the #business case:

This is far more important than people realize. Government take over of news & entertainment, (by co-opting their corporate owners) is close to complete in the USA. A misinformed population is easily misled. This is far more than a few shows being canceled. Truth and dissent are.

#sustainability leaders should take heart & remember; #US government is not your primary stakeholder; it should not be your primary driver. Other markets need #GHG #emissions & other #ESG information, as do customers, investors, employees, etc. Keep going! That's the message to c-suite.

According to Ember, Chinese factories now produce 60% of the world’s #wind turbines and 80% of its #solar panels. #China has made the cost of renewables more competitive globally, meaning that 91% of newly commissioned wind and solar projects are now cheaper than their fossil fuel equivalents

Easier than hummingbirds. Holds still.

Gotcha! (Deletes 15 misses)

#willemsted #curacao street art

Thanks to global connectivity it will be harder, but not impossible, for us to enter into another 'dark ages' where people turn their back on knowledge believing in the superiority of rejecting learning. This is why we lost understanding of how the pyramids were built, or how to get to the moon.

People/companies/bots engage in pretty simple tactics to drive engagement. Since I focus on #sustainability & #business I avoid using - or responding to - obvious clickbait. Less engagement but more substantive conversations. Not my llama, not my drama.

To be 100% fair, many companies have implemented #DEI programs poorly - ineffective and not strategic. Metrics that matter include: - % of people identified as "high potential" who have left the company for greater opportunities - % retention of employees - % promoted from within

Seems like the proclamations of death of sustainability (strategy) and ESG (reporting) were not premature, they were wrong. Businesses understand meeting evolving stakeholder (including customers, employees, investors) needs and adapting to changing realities (i.e., climate risk) is good business.

Heading to Curacao in a few days. Preferably to get away from life for a while. #Curacao

Vote with your wallet, folks. Keeping our subscription for sure.

Sitting on the sidelines, longingly looking backward towards a realty that was not as rosy as it is remembered is not leadership. It is not nostalgia. What it is is counter-productive.

Good news. I'll take it: www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/c... Thanks + congratulations @climate.us crew

There are real and serious problems, but Cracker Barrel changed its logo back so people should feel good. Karl Marx was right - give the people bread and circuses. And this is a freaking circus.

Being interviewed today for a book on work life balance. Gonna share insights our employee research revealed - including the 'revelation' that everyone - regardless of gender, age or generation - dislikes sitting in traffic.

It's easy to think #renewables are doomed in the U.S. They are certainly facing Trump headwinds, but don't underestimate the power of market forces. Half of new electric generating capacity will come from #solar Source: Forbes, U.S. Energy Information Administration #cleantech #climatetech

Times change and so do customer expectations (and employees' but that is another topic). Just look at how car designs (and features) have changed. Nostalgia only gets one so far - which is why 'retro look' models were abandoned when cars tried too.

It is hard to care about concerns about the Cracker Barrel logo in light of the many real issues that we are facing. It is right up there with being upset that the M&Ms were not wearing sexy shoes. Let's be real, there are serious issues and these are unserious people.

When the report is the only goal companies miss the point - milestones are meant to monitor progress towards a goal, not as the goal itself. Not leveraging the business intelligence within the report is failing your fiduciary responsibility!

Breaking things is easy; just ask the parent of any toddler. We must build things that are better - improving quality of life.

Stronger & more frequent storms due to warming ocean temperatures. #climatechange impacts becoming more undeniable. Sadly, warnings & explanations were not enough to convince people to act, unlike ozone hole & Y2K where compelling facts were enough to persuade the public, businesses & governments.

As #climate change forces people to relocate to safer and more hospitable locations the #anti-immigrant backlash will be even more fierce than what we are experiencing today. The message won't be about 'taking' jobs and government services, it will be about food and water.

Disappointing to see engagement falling off on Bluesky. Won't go back to X. Where are the real, substantive #sustainability conversations happening?

#sustainability is just 21st century #capitalism. Too often the language & thinking of philanthropy & moral superiority have driven the messaging & the strategy. Do what's right for your business, including customers, employees, investors, suppliers, communities - and the bottom line will grow.

Nice surprise note 15 years ago from a former Lafarge colleague in Romania: "I will be always saying that one of my US colleagues shared with me the Habitat for Humanity good things and facilitated without knowing one of the best partnerships they have in Central-East Europe."

McGowan: He seems to be getting rid of statisticians and climate people and weather experts and scientists and anyone who doesn't agree with what he wants to tell or what he wants to say.

I have yet to see a comparison of #energy used by #AI against the energy used by analysts chasing, collecting & aggregating data. Maybe someone has done it, but I am unaware. Many organizations consider energy of standard operations "sunk costs" but power used for lights, computers etc matters.

Embracing ignorance for possible short term profits at the expense of the future.

#mylifeinlyrics Though you drown in good intentions You will never quench the fire You'll give in to your desire When the stranger comes along - #BillyJoel

@louiseschiavone.bsky.social provides insightful article using #champagne as bellwether for what can happen when #climatechange impacts where foods we rely on - not just for luxury but also our survival - when #rain & #temperature change what we can grow, & where. www.forbes.com/sites/louise...

I think we all want to be remembered well by those for/with whom we have worked. Always, but particularly in tough times, be sure to reach out to those who have made a difference in your career. Who made a difference to you? Have you told them? It might make all the difference in the world.

Sustainability needs to be focused on compelling business strategy, not just compelling messages. Don't let the words or graphics dictate priorities.

Stronger that political winds, economic realities will win out in the end.

Sustainability is neither stronger nor weaker than ever but is in the process of recognizing that it needs 'strength training.' External factors driving the business case include the increasingly undeniable impacts of climate change.

A win! The Senate has agreed to restore roughly $400 million in funding for PEPFAR, the landmark HIV/AIDS program launched under President Bush that’s credited with saving millions of lives around the world. Keep speaking up, it makes a difference.

The #data prove #sustainability adds value. This includes #DEI #climate #efficiency #supplychain etc. One day we will just call it #business. It is just going to take longer in those places where political winds blow loudly against #economic realities.

Bonne fête nationale, mes amis

People getting all upset because the live action comicbook #superman is too 'woke' is the funniest thing since the 'outrage' when they found the brown M&M no longer was a turn-on.

#energy companies are accelerating their investment in the future before subsidies run out.

#atypical on #Netflix features fine writing, direction and acting but standout is the young actor playing CASEY who is beyond excellent. I honestly feel like I am watching them in their private moments navigating high school. #Emmy awards take note.