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Episode 250: Sustainability leaders greet 2021 with conviction, renewed purpose

GreenBiz

2021 reflections from sustainability leaders (22"45) . Sustainability professionals considered this question: What’s the most significant way that the events of 2020 changed your job or perspective as a sustainability professional? Jill Kolling, vice president of global sustainability, Cargill (25:12).

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Why More UK Firms Should Appoint Chief Sustainability Officers - Written by Acre's Marie Cloherty for Green Business

3BL Media

Acre's Marie Cloherty, Director of Sustainable Business unpacks the myriad benefits Chief Sustainability Officers can bring to large businesses in her latest article for Business Green. It is only in the last few years that a board-level representation of sustainability has become an expectation within a modern business.

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How do you avoid getting distracted and stay focused on the mission?

GreenBiz

— Mark Buckley is the former vice president of sustainability at Staples and founder of One Boat Collaborative. Keep your future grandchildren in mind: Like many sustainability professionals, I am an optimistic systems thinker with a long-term view. I keep my (hopefully) future grandchildren in mind.

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How sustainability vets align their work-life identities

GreenBiz

Kathrin Winkler is former chief sustainability officer for EMC, co-founder of Sustainability Veterans and editor at large for GreenBiz. Power of individual actions: As a sustainability professional, I have observed how individual actions can lead to significant outcomes.

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Navigating internal politics to ‘get it done’

GreenBiz

If they hope to be successful in translating ESG strategy into actions that matter, corporate sustainability professionals must both acknowledge that these politics exist and learn how to work within the system to get things done. Being in the room where it happens. Engaging employees with ESG benefits.

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Four ways we can prepare tomorrow's workers for green jobs

Corporate Knights

To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs more than a few chief sustainability officers – it needs an army of employees , in all areas of business, thinking about sustainability in their decisions every day. Closing the gap.

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7 roles to create sustainable success

GreenBiz

That’s why I was pleased to read Carola Wijdoogen’s new book, " 7 Roles to Create Sustainable Success: A Practical Guide for Sustainability and CSR Professionals ," which launches Oct.