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Like many of you, I’m feeling amped (and a little frazzled) as we wrap up the week.
The headlines are calling it a big rebuke, and there’s something to that. Still, I think there's a lot to learn in the details: which messages moved voters and what that tells us as we think about the narratives shaping our own work.
While I wait for that analysis to take shape, enjoy a selection of my favorite victory memes. Hope-scrolling is back, baby!
Last night's Amsterdam Climate Week launch event didn't just make me feel excited to be an official partner; it made me proudto call such a rich impact ecosystem home. Mark your calendars for May 24-30, 2027 - big things are coming!
Two more Amsterdam events on my calendar: TEDxAmsterdam on November 12, tackling the big question of what comes after growth, and a Futures & Sustainability edition on creativity and culture on November 20. Going too? Let’s catch up.
ICYMI, last month we released our EmpCo Explained primer breaking down the new EU regulation changing how companies communicate sustainability to consumers in Europe and beyond. Have a look and reach out if we can help you shape your sustainability messaging in the year ahead.
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The blue wave has a lot of us feeling hopeful about U.S. climate action, but this Grist roundup shows exactly where that hope is grounded. Updated continuously, it walks through key races and what each could mean, from the implications of Talarico’s “all of the above” energy strategy in Texas to Michigan’s limits on utility political spending. Bookmark it and check back as the analysis rolls in. (10 minutes)
These headlines juuuuuuust might beat the ones from Wednesday. For its 10th birthday, the Museum for the United Nations asked artists, scientists and philanthropists to write the headlines they want to wake up to on October 24, 2036. From a year without deaths attributable to fossil fuel air pollution, to belonging integrated into urban building codes, to a lullaby being named the world’s biggest hit following a father-led global movement for care - the headlines helped me envision a decade where we take this week’s momentum forward. And behavioral science backs the exercise: people who can picture a concrete future feel more motivated to build it. 💪
Lest we forget, COP31 starts next week in Antalya. You’re forgiven if you missed it; New Scientist predicts this year’s summit could be the most underwhelming yet, with no big treaty on the table, an agenda of “hangover decisions” and critics questioning whether the UN process is still fit for purpose. “We can’t carry on as we do,” said one seasoned negotiator. The question remaining: could the revolutionary energy of 2026 offer an opportunity to reinvent it? (7 minutes)
I’m fascinated by the role of language in climate policy and adaptation (remember Japan’s new word forcruel heat?). Now Reuters is in the game with “heat storms,” a way to connect what look like isolated heat waves into global patterns that can more clearly be tied to climate change. It even names them, hurricane-style. Read to the end for a fascinating story of a single 2023-24 storm that links a Texas football game, a $546,000 Spanish olive oil heist and collapsing students in the Philippines. (25 minutes)
Our friends at thinkPARALLAX recently ran a meta-assessment of 100 U.S. impact reports published in the past two years, with lots of interesting findings. This excerpt focuses on goals in voluntary reporting and reveals a startling lack of consistency and transparency - whether that’s companies going quiet on goals once their end date has passed (which was the case for many in 2025) or leaving out the details outsiders need to assess progress. (4 minutes)
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ISSUE 209 Hey there friends, Business school was never a given for me. When I decided to seek higher education as a pathway into corporate sustainability work, I could have just as easily landed in a forestry school or a fashion design program (sustainability masters pickings were slim in the early 2010s). In the end, I went the MBA path. I opted for a Top 10 traditionally finance-focused program, eager to learn the language of the business status quo so I could become a better infiltrator...
ISSUE 208 Hello friends, In my last letter, my mind was swimming with Climate Week NYC takeaways (granted, it was late Thursday at the airport). Now that I’m home, rested and have had a moment to unpack - literally and figuratively - I’m ready to report back. Really, there are so many things I could say. Yes, it was overwhelming. The scale of the gathering is massive, and it really is a choose-your-own-adventure type of event. Yes, it’s a big investment to be there, and I recognize my...
ISSUE 207 Helloooooo from JFK Terminal 4! I'm sitting at my gate, exhausted and overstimulated in the best possible way. You guessed it - Climate Week NYC. I have endless notes to review, people to follow up with and experiences to process - and there’s no way this tender little brain’s in any kind of state to serve up coherent insights in time for this week’s newsletter. What I can share is that I came into this year’s Climate Week hungry for new ideas, inspiration and energy. And boy did it...