…a powerful tool for addressing systemic issues like inequality and climate change, they can’t do it by themselves. The public sector also has a role to play, as do other institutions. You told me a very moving story about an experience…
…believed in engineering fixes. Eccles : Sounds like some things have changed but I guess we’ll get to this later. What was your first job? Klop : I did extended field research in irrigation schemes in Indonesia and Pakistan and got my…
…BlackRock isn’t “doing enough” to address systemic issues such as climate change and inequality. The right thinks BlackRock is “doing too much” and is enforcing a liberal political agenda on its portfolio companies. Needless to say, in…
…first I’d like to lay some conceptual groundwork. Anyone working on climate hears the term “net-zero” all the time. However, I think it would be good to be clear on exactly what this term means. Would you mind explaining what it means…
…at the large family office. When we met impact funds to talk about climate change, they would pull up a graph of top greenhouse gas contributors, point to energy and mobility, and ignore the nearly one-third of the problem that was…
…need leaders who have the skills, talent, vision, and guts to affect change that will benefit us all. I am such a leader; therefore, I decided to run for Delaware State Treasurer in 2018. It was the first, and to date, the only office for…
…his fiery and mindless anti-ESG campaign, with a special focus on climate change. It is always difficult to ascertain the motives of others. Maybe he thinks there’s still some fund raising and vote getting juice in being anti-ESG,…
…improvement means under the Protein PACT for the People, Animals & Climate of Tomorrow. Eccles: Eric, thanks for taking the time to talk to me. Do you mind if we start off with you telling me about your childhood? Eric Mittenthal, Chief…
…dig in a little on the energy industry. Duke Energy has ambitious climate goals. How are you driving change in your role? Neebe: We have net-zero from electric generation goals by 2050 for Scope 1, 2, and certain Scope 3 carbon…
…value creation. One of the topics at the center of the ESG debate is climate change. Here there are number of prominent conservative voices who recognize the urgent need to address this challenge. The Securities and Exchange Commission is…
…Plan that sets out deliberately ambitious environmental (e.g., climate change, biodiversity, and water), social (e.g., community education, health, and livelihoods) and governance (e.g., accountability, policy advocacy and mine…
…so has the way it has helped start careers. But there have been changes. They’ve launched Heritage Action and become more involved in social issues. They have recently taken a more populist approach which I’d depart from a little on…
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