“Companies that perform better on ESG criteria tend to do better financially in the long term.”
Julie Fox Gorte on Green Connections Radio
How do the bolder positions on social and environmental issues that many companies are taking affect their financial performance? A lot, it turns out, if….
Patsy Doerr, Global Head of Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and Inclusion at Thomson Reuters and Green Connections Radio host Joan Michelson have a candid, engaging conversation about the impact of this level of transparency on the bottom line, and why all those ESG metrics matter.
You’ll hear about:
- ESG metrics and how to use them to make better purchasing decisions at home and at work (Environmental, Social, Governance).
- The impact of ESG practices on financial performance – causation or correlation?
- How we can use the transparency of ESG metrics to see if they are walking the talk.
- Key factors for shareholders, investors, employees and customers today.
- The seismic shift in financial power that’s upon us and how it should affect our decisions (hint: it’s about women).
- And terrific career advice.
Producer’s Note: The sound quality on this episode is a little off our normal standards, so thanks for your understanding that technical issues intervene sometimes.
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You’ll probably also want to listen to Joan’s interviews with:
- Chris Cordaro head of RegentAtlantic on ESG investing and companies that do and don’t make the cut.
- Barbara Krumsiek former long-time CEO of Calvert Investment on socially-responsible investing and how to identify the right financial advisor.
- Michelle Singletary, personal Finance columnist of the Washington Post, author on smart Money management strategies.
All of these and many more – plus blogs and other resources – are available at www.greenconnectionsradio.com.Â
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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.
