Tag: sustainability
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Difficult Conversations, Part 2: Deep Listening
2 of 3 in a series Last fall my EarthWork colleagues and I ran a facilitated series called Climate Conversations. The purpose of these sessions was to help people talk about the climate crisis. We guided the group through a series of strategies – telling personal stories, finding common ground, connecting facts to emotions –…
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Nell Boyle
Large-scale Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Planning Roanoke, Virginia, USA Nell is an experienced thought leader in sustainable practices in both the private and public sector. Her areas of expertise cover the two biggest carbon-emitting sectors the public have a direct effect on: buildings and transportation. Nell worked at City of Roanoke, VA for twelve years…
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Jennifer Taylor
Analytical Marketing and Operations Specializing in Complexity Charlottesville, Virginia, USA Jennifer cuts through noise and gets to the essence of a problem. Her passion is helping organizations and individuals succeed. She is a strategic senior executive with over 15 years of experience building integrated, award-winning programs that connect customers to organizations and their products. Her…
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Jen Ankenmann
Product Launch, Marketing and Growth Strategies Toronto, CANADA Jen helps build connections and conversations between companies and their customers. She has been passionate about strategic marketing for over 20 years. Her expertise in the marketing field has been built through serving in numerous roles in product development and management, consumer marketing, campaign planning, and client…
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Anna Kohler Smith
International Sustainable Human Development Iquitos, Peru Anna is passionate about sustainable human development aligned with the natural world. Based in Iquitos, Peru, she is bilingual in Spanish and English. Her work in the Peruvian Amazon focuses on intercultural project teams working on climate change, poverty reduction and sexual health, and post-growth entrepreneurship. Anna supports intercultural…
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Coles Jennings
Building Design, Energy Analysis and Management CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA, USA Coles implements climate action through engagement with leaders in the business community. With a background as a mechanical engineer and building sciences manager, Coles brings a sound foundation to the building sector. His particular focus on commercial energy management and overall operating costs aims to ensure…
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Iruka Brown
Operating Model Design, Risk Management, and Compliance NEW YORK CITY, USA Iruka is Managing Principal at Capco, a management & technology consultancy dedicated to the financial services and energy industries. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in strategic transformation for operational excellence in financial services, she specializes in strategic risk transformation initiatives with executive-level…
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Why your Organization Needs More Storytellers
I recently had a meeting with a senior manager from a fairly large corporation who wanted to know more about EarthWork’s team building sessions. He was struggling to get employees on board with a new sustainability initiative the company is rolling out. “Ok look,” he said, “It’s not just lack of engagement. Due to company…
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False Economy is Your Choice — Face It and Stop It
You know that stuff that seems cheap to buy, but after you’ve made the purchase, you realize, later but usually sooner, that you’ve been ‘taken to the cleaners’, fleeced and fooled by delusions of what is called “false economy”? The term is defined by Merriam Webster as: “false economy. noun. Something that costs less at…
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What are the reporting frameworks? How do they differ?
There are many methods of ESG reporting because there are many types of businesses. Even within the same industry, companies will choose the ESG framework that best meets their needs.
