Post-election, we all are facing more volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. As a result, the sustainability professional’s work has just become even more important.
Let’s take a look at a few items on the 2017 laundry list: We have a new, controversial president-elect, a vociferous commitment to honor and fulfill the Paris Agreement from attending leaders at COP22, and ongoing news about the growth of renewable energy at cost parity. We have much more action on sustainability at the city and municipality levels, global trade unrest, increasing cadence of support for the Sustainable Development Goals as a progress roadmap. And continued research indicates that millennials would rather work at purpose-led and mission-aligned organizations.
Read more here in the latest GreenBiz Talent Show post.
Starting in 2010, Ellen Weinreb created a column on GreenBiz called “Talent Show.” The goal of this column is to share industry trends and best practices in the collaboration between sustainability and HR. This article was originally posted on GreenBiz Talent Show.