What if you had to pay more for the exact same cup coffee than the person next to you – and had less in retirement? That’s what happens to women, because they earn much less than men and paying more for life’s basics, women then have only 70% of what men do, according to a… Continue reading ‘Costs Of Being A Woman’: Why Women Have 70% Of What Men Do
“The really important thing I think about this rule (from the SEC),” Dr Gorte explained, “is that if companies are going to be on the record as having a certain level of emissions, especially as climate change gets worse, there’s going to be increasing scrutiny and pressure on them to reduce those emissions.” Dr. Julie… Continue reading SEC’s New Financial Climate Rules – Julie Gorte, Veteran ESG Investor, IMPAX Asset Management
Watching Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in her Senate confirmation hearings to join the U.S. Supreme Court, was a masterclass in high-stress, high-profile interviews and speaking. Sometimes a minuet, other times dodgeball, Always cameras. Here are lessons we can all learn from her masterful performanceRead More
The SEC just announced long-awaited proposed rules for how publicly-traded companies will need to report the risk to their businesses from climate change in their audited financial statements. This is a really big deal. But will it make companies reduce their carbon footprint? Here are some answersRead More
Hundreds of companies have declared their commitments to ESG values & practices – environment, social & governance – but whether or not they continue to do business in Russia in light of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine is revealing how real that commitment is.Read More
“(G)ratitude raises our level of energy and there are things to be grateful for even when everything’s falling apart around us…(and) when you focus on helping others too, it kind of gets your mind off of yourself…and better ideas come to you.” Emily Harman on Electric Ladies Podcast With the war raging in Ukraine, many… Continue reading Dealing with Trauma – Emily Harman, Retired Navy Officer Now a Coach
“The question is, why are we having less food?…Why are we having too much floods? Why is the drought becoming too much? What can I do? Because I have no other source of energy. I only have firewood. And this means I have to cut down trees for me to get fire. So, what is… Continue reading Empowering Rural Women Through Climate Solutions – Rosemary Atieno, Women Climate Centers International
With war raging in Europe after 70+ years of peace, this International Women’s Day is a time to acknowledge the courage, intellect and grit of the array of extraordinary women in key roles in every aspect of this conflict. From the women fleeing the violence in Ukraine with their children and families, to those on… Continue reading Women Making History Today In The Ukraine War – International Women’s Day 2022
“I’m very concerned about what’s happening to the planet, but I also see the private sector really stepping up…the Biden administration is doing a great deal, especially having just come from COP26. And I interface with people every day who are in the business world doing this work and in big ways and small ways.… Continue reading Joan Michelson on The State of Climate Efforts – on Matt Schlegel’s Leadership Show
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