Andrew Winston

@andrewwinston
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Inspiring co's to solve the world's challenges. Adviser/speaker/author (Net Positive, Big Pivot, Green to Gold)
@Thinkers50 2021 (top 50 thought leaders globally)
Site/Blogwww.andrewwinston.com
Net Positive Bookhttps://netpositive.world/

July 3 was the hottest day ever recorded globally.

Yay, us?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/world-hottest-day-ever_n_64a4d392e4b0dcb22c4807ac

World Registers Hottest Day Ever Recorded On July 3

The average global temperature reached 62.62 Fahrenheit, surpassing the August 2016 record of 62.46F as heatwaves sizzled around the world.

HuffPost

The hits keep coming from the Supreme Court.

Now saying it's ok to discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community if you don't want to work with them.

Lovely.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/supreme-court-rules-for-web-designer-who-refused-to-work-on-same-sex-weddings/ar-AA1dg6LQ

MSN

Business needs to push back on the anti-ESG efforts.
And push back hard.

It's about courage and doing the right thing, but it's also what's best for the business.

Here's my take on the uproar, examples of some anti-anti-ESG action from companies taking a stand, and how I think companies should handle the pressure.

https://hbr.org/2023/04/why-business-leaders-must-resist-the-anti-esg-movement

#esg #sustainability

For commentary on it, see my LinkedIn thread...

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewwinston_why-business-leaders-must-resist-the-anti-esg-activity-7049469344698839040-vY-1

Why Business Leaders Must Resist the Anti-ESG Movement

U.S. business leaders are increasingly being exposed to the culture wars, with company decisions around issues like DEI, LGBTQ+ rights, abortion and even ESG investing being attacked by right-leaning politicians and pundits. Instead of retreating to the sidelines, this article argues that leaders can’t avoid these topics and that they have a business and moral obligation to address them head-on with courage.

Harvard Business Review

.@giraldojc

Muchas gracias por leyendo mi libro y por lo recomiendo. Miraré el video (en parte para practicar mi español!)

If trump gets arrested, I assume DeSantis will want attention back on him so he'll probably round up Mickey Mouse and Tinkerbell.

President Jimmy Carter's administration issued a report on climate change.

It's amazing how long we've known...and done so little.

https://time.com/5894179/jimmy-carter-climate-change/

#climatechange #theyknew

Climate Change Was on the Ballot With Jimmy Carter in 1980—Though No One Knew It at the Time

Climate change was at stake in the 1980 presidential contest—but no one knew it at the time.

Time

This is a big tipping point for renewables over coal.

All but one coal plant in the US cost more to run than building NEW renewable plants.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/30/us-coal-more-expensive-than-renewable-energy-study?wpsirc=nl_wellbeing

#renewables

US renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically – study

It is cheaper to build solar panels or cluster of wind turbines and connect them to the grid than to keep operating coal plants

The Guardian

My latest article.
"ESG is Going to Have a Rocky 2023. Sustainability will be Just Fine."

In short, the political attacks and skepticism about ESG will likely accelerate, but ESG was never the same as sustainability anyway.

The real work of managing environmental and social impacts will continue -- the forces driving it are just too strong.

Please read the case that I make...

#sustainability #ESG #sustainablebusiness

https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/esg-is-going-to-have-a-rocky-2023-sustainability-will-be-just-fine/

ESG is Going to Have a Rocky 2023. Sustainability Will Be Just Fine. | Andrew Winston

While ESG gets buffeted by the winds of political theater, the work of sustainability continues.

MIT Sloan Management Review

Well this ain't good.

"Huge chunk of plants and animals in US at risk of extinction"

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/huge-chunk-plants-animals-us-risk-extinction-report-2023-02-06/

Exclusive: Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

Reuters
@costrike Absolutely. BUT, he hasn't really been heard and seen nationally. he could fizzle like many before him. But he does, in some ways, scare me more than Trump. He's smart and vicious and not as weakened by the crippling narcissism that kept trump from becoming a true dictator