“Follow the money,” instructed Bob Woodward’s secret source during Watergate. The same is true to address climate change. Enter the Global Financial Alliance For Net Zero. Its goal is to hold the financial community accountable for its pivotal role in funding the transition to a net zero economy.Read More
Though President Biden, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and an array of world leaders announced agreements to address climate change at their World Leaders Summit at COP26 yesterday, it’s not enough. What can the U.S. learn from Europe and “new economic thought leaders”?Read More
Big Oil and the traditional energy sector is being forced to transform fast in this post-Covid, new ESG-focused era. Here are 6 ways it’s happening (and a good thing for women), from Kathryn Pavlovsky, Deloitte Energy.Read More
If you’re struggling to recruit or retain talent, especially women, diverse talent, or Millennials, you may have a tool in your toolbox that you haven’t used yet. Think ESG-themed investments, for environment, social and governance.Read More
Every company has been disrupted by covid-19 and its economic upheaval. Add climate change, and the racial/gender justice movements, and you have the ESG era, for environment, social and governance. Here are 6 ways companies are adapting that make them better, too from Deloitte’s Kristen Sullivan.Read More
What’s really at the core of the infrastructure debate? It’s each Member’s, Senator’s & President Biden’s perceptions of risk. This is what Michele Wucker, author of “You Are What You Risk” calls their “risk fingerprint.” We each have one driving our choices, she said on my podcast Electric Ladies.Read More
There are more potential job opportunities for smart, ambitious, women who want to have their careers make a difference by working in the clean energy space, no matter what skillset you have. Here are 7 career tips from two women at the top of their game in the clean energy space, from my podcast.Read More
As the markets demand more transparency, especially of a company’s carbon footprint and sustainability initiatives, many more companies need to embrace innovation with greater zeal. Here are 12 things they could learn from ARPA-Energy, from my interview with its Deputy Director & Acting Director.Read More
A PwC study of top CEOs found that innovation is one of their top priorities, yet they struggle with it. They could learn a few things from an unconventional government agency incubating transformative clean energy-related technologies. ARPA-Energy’s structure and culture have lots of lessons.Read More
The U.S. has had an average of 16.2 billion-dollar+ natural disasters each year from 2016-2020, disrupting the economy. Therefore, businesses are watching carefully as President Biden’s massive infrastructure bills move through Congress, because their businesses hang in the balance in many ways.Read More
