“Do you understand what customers are looking for?…Do you know where you want to go? Can you tell a story? Are you the right person to lead this team and bring others on board?…The financial model is often the number side of your story. It is storytelling through numbers.” Ginger Rothrock on Electric Ladies Podcast… Continue reading Raising Money While Female – Ginger Rothrock, HG Ventures
How we invest our time – including in where we work and the kind of jobs we have – as well as where we invest and spend our resources and who and what we vote for are reflections of what we value.Read More
“We are today…as societies…dependent on authoritarian societies when it comes to oil and gas. It is a decision to be dependent and to pay less. …It is also a values-based decision to be dependent on people that you can’t trust and you should not trust.” Iceland’s foreign minister GylfadóttirRead More
A new analysis by the BlueGreen Alliance & the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst found that the Inflation Reduction Act will create over 9 million climatetech jobs by 2032. These roles are typically held by men, but there’s a silver lining for women.Read More
“We really support the provisions (in the 2022 legislation) that are going to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and strengthen American manufacturing and jobs,” GM’s Siemen said. “Because it’s not just about what we source, but it’s how we source it…and how it’s manufactured.”Read More
If you work in sustainability, climate- or environment-related fields – or want to — your opportunities have expanded greatly, because climate change is (finally) a top priority. Here are 8 career tips from Chief Sustainability executives at Salesforce, General Motors and Dell, especially for women.Read More
A big recent study found that 61% of people say “business is the most trusted institution,” and 70% trust “my employer.” Former Dell CSO Trisa Thompson argues that presents corporates with a tremendous opportunity and a responsibility, in an exclusive interview on Electric Ladies Podcast.Read More
“Trust in the corporation today is higher than in your own government. That really gives them this moment that they should not squander, because the majority of Americans do believe in climate change and do want something done about it. And so, I think there are some real opportunities …. And this is for boards… Continue reading How Corporates Can Lead Sustainability – Trisa Thompson, Former Chief Sustainability Officer, Dell Technologies
Women-owned small businesses may be s secret weapon in the supply chain, especially in light of the SEC’s new climate risk disclosure rules. Companies could leverage them to gain a range of benefits, while complying with those new rules, Kristina Wyatt said. She oversaw developing these SEC rules.Read More
“We’ll have over 50% of our facilities producing EVs here in the U.S. by 2025. We’ve announced four battery plants here in the U.S., a number of supply chain agreements, again, to really get those critical minerals happening here. So, so really excited to see where this, this is going to take us.” Kristen Siemen… Continue reading How GM Is Going All Electric – Kristen Siemen, Chief Sustainability Officer, General Motors
