Insights

"Climate advocacy needs to become a habit, and there’s nothing like moving the needle in community. "
- Eliza Nemser

"Corporate leaders have come to see much of sustainability as stealth PR and there is a reluctance to admit to failures and challenges. But in fact, being clear about these is now the best way to build trust, given that there is such a gotcha mindset and focus on hypocrisy and greenwashing."
- Alison Taylor

"Yes, I do believe it is possible to be an employee activist while working full time in the climate sector. I love that my day job allows me to directly see the impact that my role has in the rapid transition to a clean economy for all."
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"Especially with policy, there’s safety and strength in numbers."
- Patrick Flynn

"Appealing to that innate human desire and leading by example – every small action and step counts – is something all employees can start doing right away."
- Patrick Feder

"Be bold! It's time to step up — and speak up. All of us — those inside companies and those outside — spend too much time celebrating incremental change in an era where audacious step-change is needed. "
- Joel Makower

"Many companies talk a big game on climate – but their lobbying dollars and trade association memberships actually slow climate policy down. "
- Caroline Spears

"Attune to your colleagues, peers and leaders, show up as open and supportive, and convene people around all kinds of amazing opportunities to dig in and dream together what is possible. "
- Dr. Renée Lertzman

"We share a common vision with ClimateVoice that the employees are a critical leverage point to holding businesses accountable to their current commitments and applying pressure to go beyond them. "
- Karen Johns

"Depending on companies to do the moral thing or on voluntary industry initiatives has not worked. Assumptions that more renewable energy will displace fossil fuels or that more corporate climate reporting will deliver action have not borne out."
- Ali Sheridan

"Change must come from the bottom and the top, and there's a real opportunity for employees to push leadership to do more on climate."
- Catherine McKenna

"There is a process and journey involved in being seen as an employee leader and understanding the key issues to be addressed to drive meaningful change. "
- Mary Dube