“Regardless of what’s happening with kind of the ESG backlash conversation here, especially in the US, our other jurisdictions are coming hard and fast on regulatory…It doesn’t matter what’s happening in the broader ESG backlash …The other piece is, our corporate customers that have their own set of goals and expectations have absolutely not led up on us on wanting to see us continue to progress and move forward and drive change and help them drive change, because that is their expectation of us as a large scale supplier.”
Page Motes on Electric Ladies Podcast
If you’re thinking of renting a car on your next trip either for business or the holidays, you may think differently about which company to rent from and why after listening to this episode. As many companies that want to be environmentally sound and climate resilient twist due to a potential ESG backlash, Hertz is pushing full speed ahead on their commitments. Why? How?
Listen to Page Motes, Chief Compliance & Sustainability Officer at Hertz explain in this fascinating conversation with Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson.
You’ll hear about:
- How Hertz is expanding its fleet of EVs – and why demand for them is growing.
- What corporate sustainability reporting and compliance look like in this day of ESG pushback and A.I., especially in an industry being reinvented while they drive.
- Where the risks and opportunities are today in this industry at the intersection of the automotive and travel sectors.
- Plus, career advice, such as:
“I think a lot of times people in their mid-career have a very specific idea of this ladder that they have and this path specific to either the next job they want or if they want to be in an impact job. That impact job looks like X. And what I have learned is that there are lots of different types of jobs that make a direct difference, and there’s a lot of different types of jobs that can drive impact. And so kind of the first thing is open the aperture and have lots of conversations with a lot of different kinds of groups. …Shadow, (ask) do you need help with that project? Experience what it is for a little bit, get a taste of it. Maybe you won’t like it. Maybe you will love it, and then plant seeds early.” Page Motes on Electric Ladies Podcast
Read Joan’s Forbes articles here.
You’ll also like:
- Business Leaders Bridging The Gap – Women business leaders from The Earth Day Women’s Summit on the unique role of business in addressing the climate crisis.
- Leveraging AI For Sustainability – with Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva, software company
- How GM Is Going All Electric – with General Motors Chief Sustainability Officer Kristen Siemen.
- Reducing IT’s Carbon Footprint – with HPE Chief Sustainability Officer Monica Batchelder.
- How Businesses Unlock Value With Sustainability – with Kristen Sullivan, Audit Partner and head of Deloitte’s Sustainability practice
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