“I’m very concerned about what’s happening to the planet, but I also see the private sector really stepping up…the Biden administration is doing a great deal, especially having just come from COP26. And I interface with people every day who are in the business world doing this work and in big ways and small ways. And now that we have the convergence of the SEC developing reporting criteria to measure climate risk and provide standardized transparency, holding people accountable.”
Joan Michelson on Matt Schlegel’s Leadership Show
The United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today paints a dire picture of where the planet is headed if we do not take action, and fast, to avert climate catastrophe from a warming planet. In the face of that news, it’s important to evaluate the state of the climate change movement today.
Listen to Electric Ladies Podcast host Joan Michelson on Matt Schlegel’s Leadership show give her assessment of what the private sector is doing to help address and mitigate climate change.
You’ll hear:
- What the private sector is Investing to mitigate and reduce the effects of climate change.
- What ESG is and why it matters.
- How ESG is a business strategy today, not just an investment strategy.
- Plus, insightful career advice, like how you can help save the planet in your current role, even if it’s not directly and environmental role.
And much more!
“You probably can do something in your job, or through your company, that will help you give a voice to that desire to make a difference. If they don’t have a green club or a sustainability club, you can start one, or get more involved in recycling, get more involved in volunteer work…or go do your go research on what the firm is doing,…and say.… I’d like to be doing more in this space to be making more of a difference. And the worst that happens is they say no and nothing.’
Joan Michelson on Matt Schlegel’s Show
Read Joan’s Forbes articles here.
You’ll also want to listen to (some of these are under the name Green Connections Radio):
- Michele Wucker, thought leaders and author of “You Are What You Risk: The New Art & Science to Navigating an Uncertain World.”
- Kristen Sullivan, Deloitte Sustainability & Supply Chain practice, on companies “doing” ESG, and the supply chain.
- Keefe Harrison, The Recycling Partnership, on making recycling more effective and reliable, one community at a time.
- Gillian Tett, Financial Times, from COP26, about what the new financial alliance means for a net zero Economy.
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Joan Michelson, MBA is a highly accomplished business leader and award-winning strategic social impact and ESG – environment, social, governance – leader, who drove breakthrough results at Chrysler (in EVs), American Express and Deloitte, small businesses, and government agencies. She is an instructor on ESG issues to professionals, leaders and board members across industries. Her specialties include leveraging ESG solutions and partnerships strategically for maximum benefit, helping organizations recruit innovative, diverse women, and helping these women thrive in their careers. She is based in the Washington D.C. area.
Joan is also an accomplished journalist who has worked with top media organizations and hosts and produces the acclaimed Electric Ladies podcast (formerly known as Green Connections Radio), about innovation and leadership in energy-, climate- and sustainability-related issues across industries, featuring women experts.
She writes regularly for Forbes on these issues and has also been in the Harvard Business Review, HuffPost, TheAtlantic.com, Greenbiz, The New Economy magazine (distributed at the World Economic Forum), New Thinking magazine, regional business journals; and various other media. She coproduced segments with CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” ABC News, and “The Crusaders,” and television specials on NBC.
Joan has spent her career working in energy-sustainability-climate-ESG issues and in marketing communications, including as head of communications and co-leader of the sales and marketing team of Chrysler’s Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), driving “best year ever” growth and significantly accelerated the adoption of electric vehicles. Prior to GEM, she led marketing communications efforts to high-net-worth and high-visibility clients in management consulting-financial services companies Deloitte and American Express. She's a native of NYC and has a BA from UCLA, an MBA from Baruch College at City University of NY, and post-graduate studies at Harvard Business School, The New School and The Aspen Institute, among others. She has a Sustainability and ESG certification from Competent Boards.
