GreenBiz 2025: 13 Takeaways for Business LeadersIn the fast-moving sustainability-in-business field, it’s important to keep abreast of the latest trends. This is especially true when political change shocks the landscape. Last week, I attended Trellis’ GreenBiz...
Insider social change agents can spur action on urgent societal issues“To address societal and environmental challenges, organizations need to move beyond symbolic gestures and greenwashing. The key is to integrate change across all aspects of the organization,” and...
How diverse groups can set the stage for collaborative actionDiversity in a group can boost its problem-solving and innovation potential. But simply bringing diverse people together doesn’t necessarily help them work well together. “In addressing social issues,...
Report: Greenwashing 3.0 Why addressing greenwashing remains as important as ever (and what can be done about it)Companies are being put on notice, and paying the price, for deceiving consumers with untrue or ambiguous environmental pronouncements about their...
How can business prioritize justice? Two student researchers weigh in“It is more critical than ever that businesses in the 21st century are focused on generating long-term value for all stakeholders and addressing the challenges we face, which will result in shared...
Are companies’ ESG and net zero commitments a form of greenwashing?More than a third of the world’s largest companies have made net zero commitments, and many more have made environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. But how many of them will actually...
Embedded activists show promise in creating new climate change solutionsCorporations often are expected to have robust sustainability and climate change mitigation plans in place, and activists push for action. But corporations often struggle to make significant...
Shaping A Sustainable Future – Getting to Net Zero Michigan Ross 2023 MAP Project with The University of Exeter and the UN Climate Champions Story by Lynnette Iannace of Michigan Ross Cover photo by Thomas Richter on Unsplash One of our international MAP projects this...
It’s time for the end of the fossil-fuel industry as we know itWith climate change, “we are confronted with an existential crisis that requires radical action if we are to respond with adequate scope and scale,” Andrew J. Hoffman and Douglas M. Ely argue in the...
Decarbonization for hire: How the climate consulting industry builds greener local economiesPrivate environmental engineering and consulting firms both provide services necessary to fight climate change and help create greener local economies, which I explore in depth...