WholeWorks Connects brings forward the most current, relevant experiences and thinking in the field of sustainability—and especially how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors materially impact business results. Learn from our alumni, advisors, and thought leaders in the field. Here you’ll find perspective, advice, and information in their posts; invitations to events; and book excerpts from the latest publications—or the classics—in the field. You can search for people or topics in the search bar below or check the category drop-down menu.
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Increasing the Sustainability of Carbon Credits through LiDAR Technology
WholeWorks CSO Laura Asiala interviews Shweta Chandramouliswaran of 44 Moles for a conversation on an innovative approach that addresses both emissions and also attends to the critical aspects of biodiversity—with LiDAR technology.
‘Fairhaven: A Novel of Climate Optimism’ Book Excerpt
Steve Willis and Jan Lee’s novel Fairhaven traces the lives of a group of innovators, engineers, and visionaries as they struggle against the odds to bring climate solutions to Southeast Asia and the world. This post is an excerpt of the novel.
Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes Book Excerpt
Read an excerpt from Island Press Urban Resilience project’s latest e-book compilation: Resilience Matters: Flourishing in an Era of Extremes. ‘Developers Can Use Social Infrastructure to Build Climate Resilience’ is the chapter by Gautami Palanki and was originally published August 28, 2023 in Next City.
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Detroit Free Press Op-Ed: “Sharing environmental, social impacts with investors isn’t ‘woke’. It’s good business.”
Detroit Free Press publishes Op-Ed by Laura Asiala and Neil Hawkins: “Sharing environment, social impacts with investors isn’t ‘woke.’ It’s good business.”
The Power of Regret to Drive Sustainable Action
WholeWorks CSO Laura Asiala applies Daniel Pink’s 4 ‘core regrets’ (from his best-selling book ‘The Power of Regret’) to inform and integrate sustainability into business.
‘Go! Reboot Your Career in 90 Days’ by Lisa Thee: Book Excerpt
Read an excerpt of Lisa Thee’s ‘Go! Reboot Your Career in 90 Days.’
Careers in Sustainability: Integrating Sustainability into Work and Career
Katie Levey, Tata Consultancy Services; Peter Goossen, Dow; and Kimberly Schaub, Griffith Foods joined WholeWorks for a discuss on careers in sustainability.
New Book Examines Corporate Climate Action
Dr. Charlotte Hulme’s new book Corporate Climate Action, Transnational Politics, and World Order examines the origins and significance of the corporate climate action phenomenon.
Are you ready for the new Sustainability Standards? WholeWorks Covers the Essentials
WholeWorks CSO Laura Asiala and CEO Matt Mayberry ask ‘Are you ready for the new sustainability standards?’ They show how to bring sustainability into the core of business operations by focusing on material environmental, social, governance (ESG) issues, using the Strategic Value Creation Map to ‘connect the dots’ between ESG initiatives, value creation and impact across the triple bottom line.
Philanthropy Can Unlock New Capital Investing in Community-driven Solutions to Food Waste
Philanthropy has the potential to catalyze shifts in both consumer attitudes and producer behavior that could have a transformative impact on waste reduction at scale. In this post, Alicia Bonner explores how philanthropy can unlock capital by investing in community-driven solutions to food waste.
ISSB Sets the New Standard for Sustainability: The Not-Just-The-Numbers Reporting Requirements
The International Sustainability Standards Board publishes 2 international standards, requiring firms to disclose sustainability (environment, social, governance—or ESG) issues that will materially impact company performance. In this post, WholeWorks CSO Laura Asiala outlines the standards and their implications.
Creating Value through Strategic Partnerships in a Circular Economy
Stacey Stormo, Stormo & Co Sustainability Design, and Behnosh Nafaji, Circular by Design provide an overview of the types of partnerships necessary to piece together a truly circular economy.
SBN Detroit: Three Strategies for Developing Current & Future Sustainability, ESG Leaders
Working toward evolving ‘Sustainable Business’ to ‘Business as Usual, the Sustainable Business Network of Detroit highlights strategies for developing leaders. The ‘Spirit of Detroit’ is pictured.
Integrate Sustainability in your Organization; WholeWorks Online Professional Certification Program Teaches, Coaches Leaders & Professionals
WholeWorks Strategic ESG: Creating Sustainable Value Professional Certificate Program combines online learning with a virtual business simulation to accelerate leaders and professionals to integrate sustainability into all areas for which they have expertise and authority. Alumni leave with an expert-coached, peer reviewed project. The next program runs Oct. 2-Nov. 12, 2023. Registration is due by Sep. 22, 2023.
The Sustainable Value Creation Map: Connecting the Dots between ESG, ROI, and the Triple Bottom Line
WholeWorks’ Sustainable Value Creation Map helps leaders connect sustainability to their business strategy and results—and to positive social, environmental, and economic impact. It shows the potential cause-and-effect linkages between ESG initiatives and ROI. Mapping these linkages and making them explicit is a key step to making sustainability a core part of business operations.
